Job Quality Flashcards
Why is job quality important?
People spend a large portion of their lives at work, so job quality can be linked to quality of life
What does job quality affect?
Quality of life
Attitudes
Behaviours
Outcomes
What are the seven aspects of the CIPD’s seven-dimensional model of job quality?
Pay and benefits Health, safety and psychosocial wellbeing Social support and cohesion Terms of employment Job design and nature of work Work-life balance Voice and representation
What is the key functional difference between the CIPD’s model and other models of job quality?
The CIPD model looks at both objective and subjective aspects of each dimension
What is the general definition of job quality?
The extent to which a set of job attributes contributes to, or detracts from, worker happiness
What are intrinsic aspects of a job?
The aspects of the job that are rooted in the nature of the work
What are the extrinsic aspects of a job?
The aspects of the job that provide the external context in which the tasks are done
How does HRM relate to improving job quality?
Their role includes shaping job quality through managerial choices, and organisational values, practices, and strategies