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Question 1

What is a job design?

Answer 1

Job design concerns what goes into how a particular job is planned and outlined for an employee so as to enhance their efficiency as well as their satisfaction

Question 2

What are the elements of job design?

Answer 2

1. corporate objective
2. industrial engineering considerations
3. ergonomics concerns
4. employee’s contributions

Question 3

What are the methods for improving employee’s contributions?

Answer 3

1. improving upwards communication
2. job enrichment programs
3. employee’s empowerment
4. job rotation
5. job enlargement

Question 4

The job characteristics model suggests that in designing a job, the following characteristics are important, these are?

Answer 4

1. task identity
2. skills variety
3. task significance
4. task autonomy
5. feedback on the job