Work Design

Question 1

What is work design concerned with

Answer 1

Which activities should be grouped together to form a meaningful job
Which decisions should be made by employees and which by supervisors
Should jobs be grouped together
Can build routine tasks amid complex ones

Decisions about the content and organisation of employees tasks activities relationships and responsibilities will affect outcomes at multiple levels including employees, organisation and society

Question 2

What are the most commonly used job design techniques

Answer 2

Job rotation
Job enlargement (horizontal)
Job enrichment (vertical)

Question 3

What is Elton mayos Hawthorne studies

Answer 3

Study to find out the impact of physical conditions on productivity. Found that no effect of physical conditions on productivity just the fact someone was concerned

Lacked scientific rigour
Narrow focus