6 - Job Design & Organisational Design

Question 1

What Is Job Design?

Answer 1

The way in which jobs are arranged in the workplace in order to reduce boredom and employee dissatisfaction.

Question 2

What Are 3 Methods Used To Improve Job Design?

Answer 2

~ Job enrichment.
~ Job enlargement.
~ Job rotation.

Question 3

What Is Job Enrichment?

Answer 3

Is an increase in the level of responsibility that an employee has in order to increase motivation.

Question 4

What Is Job Enlargement?

Answer 4

Is an increase in the number of responsibilities that an employee has in order to increase motivation.

Question 5

What Is Job Rotation?

Answer 5

Is varying the tasks that an employee does to reduce boredom and increase the range of skills that the worker has.

Question 6

What Is Organisational Design?

Answer 6

Is the framework that provides a business with a structure to achieve its objectives.

Question 7

What Is Organisational Structure?

Answer 7

Is the way in which the workforce within a firm is organised, including job roles and communication flows.

Question 8

What Are Organisational Charts?

Answer 8

Provides a visual representation of the organisational structure.

Question 9

What Are Some Decisions Related To Organisational Design?
(5 Points)

Answer 9

~ Authority.
~ Span.
~ Hierarchy.
~ Delegation.
~ Centralisation and decentralisation.

Question 10

What Is Authority?
(2 Points)

Answer 10

~ Is the power of an employee to instruct subordinates, make decisions and control the use of resources.
~ Can act as a motivator.

Question 11

What Does It Mean When Authority Is Centralised?

Answer 11

Maintained by a few at the centre of the organisation.

Question 12

What Does It Mean When Authority Is Decentralised?

Answer 12

Spreads across the organisation.

Question 13

What Is The Span Of Control?

Answer 13

Shows the number of subordinates that a manager or supervisor is directly responsible for.

Question 14

What Does A Wide Span Of Control Mean?

Answer 14

Manager has many subordinates.

Question 15

What Does A Narrow Span Of Control Mean?

Answer 15

Manager has few subordinates.

Question 16

What Are Levels Of Hierarchy?

Answer 16

Shows the number of levels of management and supervision within a business.

Question 17

What Do Tall & Thin Structures Show?
(2 Points)

Answer 17

~ Each superior that is responsible for a few subordinates.
~ This allows for closer supervision and communication between the 2 levels.

Question 18

What Do Wide & Flat Structures Show?
(2 Points)

Answer 18

~ That each superior is responsible for a large number of subordinates.
~ This requires greater delegation but few levels allowing for quicker communication through the firm.

Question 19

What Is Delegation