Job-design

Question 1

What’s job-design and mention some reason for implementing job-design?

Answer 1

• Job design refers to the way of set task, or an entire job, is organized.
• Increase productivity, job satisfaction and worker motivation

Question 2

Name the five job characteristics by Hackman & Oldham.

Answer 2

• Skill variety
• Task identity
• Task significance
• Autonomy
• Feedback

Question 3

Define skill variety.

Answer 3

The range of abilities and skills needed to perform a job.

Question 4

Define task identity.

Answer 4

Depends if you’re responsible for a whole department or just a small part, e.g. a nurse who treats a patient from beginning to end.

Question 5

Define task significance.

Answer 5

The degree to which the job matters to others and affects their lives

Question 6

Define autonomy.

Answer 6

Provides substantial freedom, independence and discretion to the employee scheduling work and in determining the procedures to be used in carrying it out.

Question 7

Define feedback.

Answer 7

The degree to which the job results in employees obtaining direct and clear information about the effectiveness of his/her performance.

Question 8

Mention some job design techniques that would make the job more motivating for the employees.

Answer 8

• Simplification
• Rotation
• Enlargement (more responsibility)
• Enrichment
• Reengineering (employees manage their own work)