Ch. 9 Flashcards
What are the two Changes in job structure?
Job rotation - the systematic movement of workers from one type of task to another to alleviate boredom and monotony
Job enlargement - the expansion of a job to include additional, more varied work tasks
What are some benefits programs?
Flexible working hours, a variety of health-care options, different retirement plans, profit sharing, career development programs, health promotion programs, and employee-sponsored childcare
What are the two Flexible work schedules?
Compressed Workweeks
Flextime
Define: Compressed Workweeks
schedules that decrease the number of days in the workweek while increasing the number of hours worked per day
Define: Flextime
a schedule that commits an employee to working a specified number of hours per week, but offers flexibility in regard to the beginning and ending times for each day
What are the 5 pay structures?
Skill-Based Pay (knowledge based pay) Merit Pay Gainsharing Profit Sharing Employee Ownership
Define: Skill-Based Pay (knowledge based pay)
a system of compensation in which workers are paid based on their knowledge and skills rather than on their positions in the organization
Define: Merit Pay
a compensation system in which employees receive a base rate and additional pay based on performance
Define: Gainsharing
a compensation system based on effective group performance
Define: Profit Sharing
a plan where all employees receive a small share of an organization’s profits
What are the three dimensions of the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ)?
Affective Commitment
Continuance Commitment
Normative Commitment
Define: Affective Commitment
employee’s emotional attachment to the organization
Define: Continuance Commitment
commitment to continue with the organization because there are costs associated with leaving
Define: Normative Commitment
sense of duty or obligation to stay with the company
What is the global approach to job satisfaction?
views job satisfaction as an overall construct
