Which of the following is NOT a typical attempt by management to ...

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Which of the following is NOT a typical attempt by management to provide flexibility in the workplace?
 
  A) benefits for part-time employees
  B) on-site day care
  C) telecommuting
  D) job sharing

Question 2

In global companies, a major cause of the line between work and nonwork getting blurred is ________.
 
  A) employees needing to commute long distances
  B) needing to communicate with overseas operations in different time zones
  C) needing to communicate on a face-to-face basis with employees
  D) employees needing to work on holidays

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A
Explanation: On-site day care, telecommuting, and job sharing all allow workers to control when and where they work so they represent attempts to provide flexibility. Day care provides a place for children to free up time for work. Job sharing allows couples to balance personal/family issues with work issues. Telecommuting allows workers to be productive at home when family issues would otherwise prevent them from working. Part-time employees are almost never provided with benefits in today's workplace, so that is the correct response.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B
Explanation: In a global company a factory can be in a time zone that is 12 hours different than one's home time zone. This means that a manager may need to address a problem at 11 PM in her time zone that is occurring at 11 AM in the factory. Needing to communicate with overseas operations in different time zones, therefore, is the correct answer. Needing to communicate on a face-to-face basis with employees is incorrect because face-to-face communication would tend to avoid off-hour interaction and serve to clarify rather than blur the line between work and nonwork. The other two choices are true in some cases, but do not contribute to the blurring of the line between work and nonwork.