Job design assignment
14 October 2013
Management services
Table of content
Scope……………………………………………………………………3
Literature review………………………………………………….4
Introduction………………………………………………………….5
Challenges faced by managers……………………………...6
Job design overview………………………………………………7
Factors that contribute to job design……………………..8
Types of job design……………………………………………….10
Recommendaions………………………………………………….
Conclusion……………………………………………………………11
References…………………………………………………………..12
Scope
Job design aims at reducing or overcoming job dissatisfaction and employee alienation that arises from repetitive and mechanistic tasks.
The aim of this assignment is to evaluate the importance of job design and the ability of managers try to increase productivity by offering non-monetary rewards that make it easier for employees to do their job with an increased sense of satisfaction with the outcome of their daily duties. Job design is important for an organization to perform the organizational activities in the most efficient and effective manner. It provides the required information about the layout and also specifies the way of performing the tasks. Job design helps in planning a good organizational structure which is determined by the job design process. The organizational structure plays a key role in assessing the requirements and needs of the organization. Job design also emphasizes organizational culture and the norms and values that the members need to follow to achieve the organization goals. Therefore, job design is very important for the organization.
Literature review
Job design is the planning and structuring of the organisation and working environment in a manner that allows employees to work in an environment that is properly structured and comfortable enough to allow employees to work to the best of their abilities.
Employee satisfaction is the ability to keep employees in an organisation comfortable and safe
References: Gibson, J.L, Ivancevich, J.M, Donelly, J.H, Konopaske. 2009. Organizations: Behaviour, Structure and Processes.Fourteenth Edition, New York: McGraw-Hill Publishers. www.google.com – what is job design? Encyclopaedia- what is job design? Article on job design on CIPO (June 19 2001) article 7 www.hko.com www.acedemic .com – types of work design