Employee relations 2

Empowerment is the opposite of ________

• a) Motivated

• b) Accomplishment

• c) Helplessness

• d) Goal

Which are the two important factors on which empowerment depend on?

• a) Individual’s personal choices and his family choices

• b) Individual’s personal choices and his manager’s choice

• c) Individual’s personal choices and the organizational climate

• d) The organizational climate and his manager’s choice

In the work environment, what is the meaning of empowerment?

• a) Providing people the means, ability and authority to do something they have not done before

• b) Discouraging people from doing something they have not done before

• c) Threatening people to do something they have not done before

• d) Threatening people to do something they have done before

Which of the following is odd one out with respect to the operational definition of empowerment?

• a) People have ability to take responsibility and ownership

• b) People have the confidence in taking responsibility and ownership

• c) People are committed to take responsibility and ownership

• d) People fear to take responsibility and ownership

Which of the following is not a characteristic of empowered employees?

• a) They are responsible for their own task

• b) They are given a free hand in their work

• c) They balance their own goals with those of the organization

• d) They are not well trained, equipped, and creative and customer oriented

Which of the following is not a way to empower employees in an organization?

• a) Telling them what their responsibilities are

• b) Giving them authority equal to the responsibility assigned to them

• c) Setting standards of excellence

• d) Closing all training opportunities

Which of the following is not a tool used by the quality circle team?

• a) Brainstorming

• b) Pareto analysis

• c) Histograms

• d) No. of employees in an organization

Which of the following is the optimum number of employees in a quality circle team?

• a) 600-1000

• b) 6000-10000

• c) 6-10

• d) 60-100

Which of the following is not a factor looked at by the quality circle team when it focuses on personal well-being of an employee?

• a) Working conditions

• b) Safety

• c) Work relations

• d) Productivity related problem

Which of the following is not the role of quality circle members?

• a) Attend all possible meetings

• b) Participate actively in the group process

• c) Contribute to find solutions to problems

• d) Conduct meeting regularly

Answer explanation

To attend all possible meetings, to participate actively in the group process, and to contribute to find solutions to problems are some of the important roles of quality circle members. A quality circle leader conducts meeting regularly.