JOB DESIGN
Introduction:
What is Job Design? In the simplest of terms it basically refers to a work arrangement or even rearrangement, which aims at overcoming as well as reducing employee alienation and job dissatisfaction that arises from mechanistic and repetitive tasks. Organizations tend to rely on Job Design in order to try and raise productivity levels that is by offering rewards. Rewards could be non-monetary, for example experiencing job satisfaction after having met challenging targets or responsibilities at work, which in turn results in a sense of personal achievement.
There are three steps involved in Job Design:
1. The Specification of Individual tasks (Step one, determines the content of the job).
2. The specification of the …show more content…
This view has formed the underlying support of classical industrial engineering for years. The classical industrial engineering searches for the simplest or easiest way it can structure work and there by maximise the efficiency. When industrial engineering is applied to a job, not only does it reduce the complexity of the task at hand , but makes it so simple as a result of which almost anyone can be taught to perform the job easily and quickly. Such jobs are generally repetitive and highly specialized in …show more content…
This kind of involvement increases the level of commitment among employees towards the company. There is a lot of resistance not only from employees, unions, managers as well as supervisors.
5. High Performance Work Design – It is a way of improving one’s performance in a working environment, where demanding and positive goals are set.
Job Design Technique Pros Cons
High Performance Work Design Here employees function in an environment where in they are given much more operational freedom. And innovation is highly rated. This type of job design might not be effective in case of large bureaucratic organizations.
6. Work Simplification - Means breaking down one job into smaller tasks, and allotting one task to one individual.
Job Design Technique Pros Cons
Work Simplification Jobs are highly specialised in this case. Therefore the less paid as well as the less trained employees can perform them. Many a times this kind of a work design ends up in boredom with respect to attendant risks of resignations and errors
Introduction:
What is Job Design? In the simplest of terms it basically refers to a work arrangement or even rearrangement, which aims at overcoming as well as reducing employee alienation and job dissatisfaction that arises from mechanistic and repetitive tasks. Organizations tend to rely on Job Design in order to try and raise productivity levels that is by offering rewards. Rewards could be non-monetary, for example experiencing job satisfaction after having met challenging targets or responsibilities at work, which in turn results in a sense of personal achievement.
There are three steps involved in Job Design:
1. The Specification of Individual tasks (Step one, determines the content of the job).
2. The specification of the …show more content…
This view has formed the underlying support of classical industrial engineering for years. The classical industrial engineering searches for the simplest or easiest way it can structure work and there by maximise the efficiency. When industrial engineering is applied to a job, not only does it reduce the complexity of the task at hand , but makes it so simple as a result of which almost anyone can be taught to perform the job easily and quickly. Such jobs are generally repetitive and highly specialized in …show more content…
This kind of involvement increases the level of commitment among employees towards the company. There is a lot of resistance not only from employees, unions, managers as well as supervisors.
5. High Performance Work Design – It is a way of improving one’s performance in a working environment, where demanding and positive goals are set.
Job Design Technique Pros Cons
High Performance Work Design Here employees function in an environment where in they are given much more operational freedom. And innovation is highly rated. This type of job design might not be effective in case of large bureaucratic organizations.
6. Work Simplification - Means breaking down one job into smaller tasks, and allotting one task to one individual.
Job Design Technique Pros Cons
Work Simplification Jobs are highly specialised in this case. Therefore the less paid as well as the less trained employees can perform them. Many a times this kind of a work design ends up in boredom with respect to attendant risks of resignations and errors