job design gr-j

Job Design : 

Job Design

Content : 

Content Job design Factors affecting job design Job characteristics Common techniques Obstacle to job redesign Key learning points

Job Design : 

Job Design Job design involves conscious efforts to organize task, duties and responsibilities in to a unit of work to achieve certain objectives. Job design follows job analysis. Motivation is only part of the story Must also consider efficiency, customer reactions, other factors. Easier to design new jobs than redesign existing jobs.

Factors Affecting Job Design : 

Factors Affecting Job Design Organizational Factor Environmental Factor Behavioral Factor

Job Characteristics Model : 

Job Characteristics Model

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K.V ROPES PVT. LTD.

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Common Techniques : 

Common Techniques Specialization Job enlargement Job enrichment Job rotation

Job specialization : 

Job specialization Involves Breaking jobs into small component parts. Assigning specialists to do each part. Found in manufacturing & service industries.

Job Specialization : 

Job Specialization Advantages More efficient Lower training costs People learn jobs more quickly Better person/job matching Disadvantages Less flexibility Repetitive, boring tasks Meaningless, monotonous work High job dissatisfaction No opportunity to develop and acquire new skills

Job Enrichment Strategies : 

Job Enrichment Strategies Empowering employees giving employees more autonomy feeling of control and self-efficacy Forming natural work units completing an entire task assigning employees to specific clients Establishing client relationships employees put in direct contact with clients

Employee Empowerment : 

Employee Empowerment Employee Empowerment

Job Enlargement : 

Job Enlargement -Scope Same level of difficulty and responsibility/horizontal loading

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Job Enlargement/Enrichment

Limitations to Job Enlargement/Job Enrichment : 

Limitations to Job Enlargement/Job Enrichment Higher capital cost Many individuals prefer simple jobs Higher wages are required since the worker must utilize a higher level of skill A smaller labor pool exists of persons able and willing to perform enriched or enlarged jobs Increased accident rates may occur Current technology in some industries does not lend itself to job enlargement and enrichment

Job Rotation : 

Job Rotation Rotating people periodically from job to job Reduces boredom, increases flexibility Helps minimize repetitive strain injuries Can have some process loss

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Job Design Continuum

Obstacles to job redesign : 

Obstacles to job redesign Resistance to change Skilled workers Labor unions Supervisors Hard to find optimal levels of enrichment and specialization Must deal with differences across people

Key learning points : 

Key learning points Can use job design techniques to increase motivation. Need to consider individual differences when redesigning jobs.

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