Job Design Flashcards
It is the process of structuring work and designating the specific activities at individual or group levels.
Job Design
is the process of determining and recording all the pertinent information about a specific job, including the tasks involved, the knowledge and skill set required to perform the job, the responsibilities attached to the job and the abilities required to perform the job successfully.
Job analysis
Major components of Job Desisgn
Job content / scope
Job depth
Psychological components
Includes various tasks to be performed by the job holder, the responsibilities attached and the relationship with other jobs
Job Scope
It is the autonomy or the authority that the job holder enjoys in planning and organizing the work.
Job Depth
Hawthorne Effect” Theory – The more attention employee gets, the more productive he will become
Psychological Components
Engineering Approach
The key elements of the approach is “task idea”
Use of over specification
Demerits of over specialization
Human relations approach
Over specialized jobs were redesigned to become more satisfying and rewarding to employee
Factors that affect job satisfaction – the the Hygiene Factors and Motivation
Job Characteristics approach
The theory states that employee works hard when they are rewarded for their hard work. Identifies specific job characteristics that affect productivity, motivation and satisfaction.
Socio Technical Approach
Both technical and social environment are emphasized: A little challenging and demanding Variety and novelty Social support and recognition Desirable future Decision-making authority Correlation with social lives
Job Description
A summary of the functions, duties and responsibilities of a given job.
Job Simplification
Methods of JDesign
In the job simplification technique, the job is simplified or specialized. A given job is divided into small sub-parts and each part is assigned to one individual employee
Job Rotation
Methods of JDesign
Job rotation enhances employee motivation by periodically assigning the employee to alternative jobs.
Job Enrichment
Methods of JDesign
The process of redesigning the job so as to increase both their scope and their depth.
The job holder has authority to plan, organize and control his job
Job Empowerment
Methods of JDesign
job design method can improve employee job motivation by increasing autonomy and task accomplishment at work.
Self Directed Teams
Group of empowered individuals working to reach a common goal
Ergonomics
is the study of the interface between man and machine
A chart that displays how jobs are linked or related to each other. Shows the flow of activities and work necessary to produce a desired product service
Process Chart
A chart that presents the relationship among departments and units of the firm.
Organizational Chart
Methods of Job analysis
Interview, Questionnaire, Observation
Steps in developing Job Description
Conduct Job Analysis
Identify position title and reporting
Relationship based on Organization Chart
Define Job Objectives
List down duties and responsibilities
List down minimum qualifications for the job
Secure approval of supervisor and manager
Is the formal process by which the relative worth of various jobs in the organization is determined for pay purpose.
Job Evaluation
involves combining various activities at the same level in the organization and adding them to the existing job
Job enlargement
Two basic principles of equity
equal pay for work of equal value. pay differentiation should be according to relative importance of job
Categories of Job Evaluation
Non- Quanititave, Quantitative
Quanititative
Categories of Job evaluation
Wherein the job is broken down into its characters and evaluated by the use of factors in a standard rating previously set-up
Non-Quantitative
Categories of Job evaluation
Wherein the job as a whole is compared to other jobs in terms of its elements or component parts
Quantitative JE
Factor comparison, Point rating system, Hay guide chart-profiling
Non-quantitative JE
Ranking method, Job classification
