Division of Labour Review (Y12)

What is division of labour?

• Distribution of work among team members.

• Allocation of responsibilities within a company.

• Specialization of tasks and roles within a group or organization.

• Separation of tasks based on expertise.

What are the types of division of labour?

• Specialized and Generalized

• Internal and External

• Formal and Informal

• Horizontal and Vertical

What are the advantages of division of labour?

• Decreased efficiency, lower productivity, lack of expertise development, and independence.

• Advantages of division of labour include specialization, increased efficiency, higher productivity, expertise development, and interdependence.

• Generalization, decreased efficiency, lower productivity, and lack of interdependence.

• Specialization, decreased efficiency, lower productivity, and lack of expertise development.

What are the disadvantages of division of labour?

• The disadvantages of division of labour include lack of job satisfaction, decreased flexibility, increased dependency, limited skill development, and potential for exploitation.

• Decreased productivity

• Reduced creativity

• Increased costs

How does division of labour contribute to economic growth?

• Division of labour increases productivity and efficiency, leading to economic growth.

• Division of labour has no impact on productivity and efficiency, leading to economic growth.

• Division of labour decreases productivity and efficiency, leading to economic growth.

• Division of labour increases costs and decreases efficiency, leading to economic growth.

What is meant by specialized division of labour?

• Division of work tasks into specialized roles or functions.

• Assigning work tasks randomly to different roles or functions.

• Combining work tasks into one role or function.

• Division of work tasks into general roles or functions.

What is the role of division of labour in increasing productivity?

• Division of labour has no impact on productivity.

• Division of labour decreases productivity by limiting individuals to specific tasks.

• Division of labour increases productivity by allowing individuals to specialize in specific tasks.

• Division of labour increases productivity by allowing individuals to work on multiple tasks simultaneously.

What are the social benefits of division of labour?

• Decreased productivity, lack of specialization, inefficiency, competition, independence, social disintegration, and individualism.

• Increased productivity, specialization, efficiency, cooperation, interdependence, social cohesion, and teamwork.

• Reduced productivity, lack of specialization, inefficiency, conflict, independence, social disintegration, and individualism.

• Limited productivity, lack of specialization, inefficiency, competition, independence, social disintegration, and individualism.

What are the economic benefits of division of labour?

• Increased productivity, specialization, efficiency, and innovation.

• Limited productivity, diversification, inefficiency, and stagnation.

• Reduced productivity, generalization, inefficiency, and imitation.

• Decreased productivity, lack of specialization, inefficiency, and stagnation.

How does division of labour affect job satisfaction?

• Division of labour only negatively affects job satisfaction.

• Division of labour always leads to increased job satisfaction.

• Division of labour can both positively and negatively affect job satisfaction.

• Division of labour has no impact on job satisfaction.