Exam 4 CHP 14 Flashcards
Set of specified work and task activities that engage an individual in an organization.
Job
Mental or physical activity that has productive results. Way the person feels about the activity.
Work
Value comes from performance. accountability is important.
Pattern A
Provides personal effect and identity
Pattern B
Profit accrues to others by work performance. Work is strenuous.
Pattern C
Physical activity directed by others and performed in the workplace.
Pattern D
General unpleasant physically and mentally strenuous activity
Pattern E
Activity constrained to specific time periods. No positive effect through performance.
Pattern F
Primary influencer over employee motivation, job satisfaction, commitment to organization, absenteeism, turnover.
Job design
Standardization, narrow specific tasks for workers, focuses on efficient use of labor for the economic benefit of the firm.
Work simplification
Increases the number of activities in a job for employees to add more variety, to overcome the boredom of work.
Job enlargement
Exposes a worker to a variety of specialized tasks over time, involves moving employees from job to job at regular intervals.
Job rotation
Workers are trained in different specialized tasks or activities.
Cross-training
Designing or redesigning a job by incorporating motivation factors into it; Allows workers more control over how they perform their own tasks.
Job enrichment
A framework for understanding person-fit job through the interaction of core job dimensions with critical psychological states within a person.
Job characteristics Model
