Productivity Revision

1. Why do we measure productivity?

• For strategic purposes

• For strategic and tactical purposes

• For planning purposes

• For strategic, tactical, planning and internal management purposes

Number of hours worked, number of workers engaged are two ways by which we can measure labour. What is the 3rd way?

• Cost of labour

• Cost of products

• Cost of export

• Cost of import

Labour productivity is defined as _______________________

Amongst the option provided, why is self-management important?

• Optimize stress

• Enrich health and professional relationship

• unbalance emotional well-being

• accomplish goals

Complete the sentence:

It is important to measure clerical responsibility because it improves the accuracy, efficiency and _________________ of administrative tasks.

What name is given to a system used to quantify, monitor, and assess the efficiency and effectiveness of tasks in a project, process or organisation?

• Labour measurement system

• Lean measurement system

• Task measurement system

• Study measurement system

Various factors can influence productivity. These factors can only be external factors.

• True

• False

Motivation can be defined as the process of stimulating and inspiring people at work to contribute to the best of their capability for the successful accomplishment of the organizational objectives.

• False

• True

Choose the answers that do not relate to motivation.

• Motivation is an external feeling.

• Motivation produces goal-directed behaviour.

• Motivation can neither be negative nor positive.

• Motivation is a complex process.

Self-actualisation is the highest level one can reach on Maslow Hierarchy of Needs.

• True

• False