Job Design in Organizations скачать в хорошем качестве

Job Design in Organizations

Job design is an important method managers can use to enhance employee performance. When work design is addressed at the individual level, it is most commonly referred to as job design; it can be defined as how organizations define and structure jobs. As we will see, properly designed jobs can have a positive impact on the motivation, performance, and job satisfaction of those who perform them. On the other hand, poorly designed jobs can impair motivation, performance, and job satisfaction. Frederick Taylor, the chief proponent of job specialization, argued that jobs should be scientifically studied, broken down into small component tasks, and then standardized across all workers doing those jobs. In response to problems with job specialization, and a general desire to explore ways to create less monotonous jobs, managers began to seek alternative ways to design jobs. Managers initially developed two alternative approaches, job rotation and job enlargement. These approaches, along with job enrichment, remain common today. Job enrichment involves both giving workers more tasks to perform and more control over how to perform them.