When Google based its new structure on web services and investment/R&D, it was setting up __________ departmentation.

A.) a functional

B.) a product

C.) a customer

D. )a location

Suppose that you are a new manager at Google. Which of the following actions is NOT appropriate if you want to use the job characteristics model to increase employee motivation and performance?

1.) Have employees work on a variety of tasks so they use different skills.

2.) Give employees feedback so they know how well they are doing on the job.

3.) Give employees the authority to make decisions about how they will accomplish their work goals.

4.) Have employees work on a single specific task, so they become very efficient at it.