non-financial motivation

Question 1

examples of non-financial methods of motivational :

Answer 1

job design, job enlargement, job rotation, job enrichment, empowerment, team working, flexible working

Question 2

advantages of job rotation :

Answer 2

• multi-skilled workers
• flexible labour
• increased motivation
• reduced boredom

Question 3

disadvantages of job rotation :

Answer 3

• training costs
• tasks must be meaningful
• switching creates uncertainty amongst staff

Question 4

advantages of empowerment :

Answer 4

• increased productivity
• reduced labour turnover
• lower absenteeism rates

Question 5

disadvantages of empowerment :

Answer 5

• high costs of training staff
• difficult to monitor staff performance
• delegation needs to be realistic to avoid employees attempting tasks for which they lack the skills and experience