(HRPD-701) Instructor: Wenlu Feng Lecture 2: Job Analysis and Job Design (Reference reading: Chapter 2 of the text) Job analysis—The procedure for determining the tasks and responsibilities of each a job‚ and the human attributes (in terms of knowledge‚ skills‚ and abilities) required to perform the job. The outcomes of job analysis will be: Job description (what the job entails)‚ Job specifications (what the human requirements are needed for the job). Job analysis is something called the cornerstone
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Job Design Worksheet Job design determines what work is done and how it is organised and performed. Job design takes the total work environment and work management practices into account when making decisions about an individual position. This worksheet asks a series of questions on aspects to consider in designing a job – the Design Elements – then links each aspect to the position description – Reference in Position Description. Design Elements Reference in Position Description Job Purpose
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Most research in job design suggests taking a look at the aspect of job structure. This structure tells us how these elements in a job are organized can act to increase or decrease effort. When I took a look at the Job Characteristics Model (JCM) it describes five core job dimensions that managers should look into to increase motivation within employees. I have heard employees say “I only come to work for this easy check‚ there is nothing to do here but eat‚ sleep and the most work if any is when
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Reflection: Motivation and Job Design Why is it that a few decades ago people did not need as much motivation and were driven to work productively and efficiently even though the employees were most of the time taken advantage by their employer? Also‚ why is it that today’s employees have much better work conditions and incentives‚ but still need a form of motivation to get satisfying performance in their job? I do not have answers to these questions‚ but I know that people have different motivations
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JOAQUIM PIRES BUSINESS ORGANISATION AND PROCESSES ASSESSMENT 1 2006 Question 1. Section (A) In a Limited liability company‚ there must be at least two shareholders with no maximum upper limit who own the company. All limited companies must be registered with the Registrar of Companies to whom the companies must send their annual financial statements. A limited company is separated in law from its owners. Because it has its own legal entity‚ any disputes concerning the company‚ will
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Job design is a work arrangement or overcoming job dissatisfaction and employee alienation arising from repetitive and mechanistic tasks. Through job design organizations try to raise productivity levels by offering non-monetary rewards such as greater satisfaction from a sense of personal achievement in meeting the increased challenges and responsibility of one’s work. Job enlargement‚ job achievement‚ job rotation‚ and job simplification are the various techniques used in a job design exercises
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What is job design? Explain the significance of job design in organisations? Introduction: Job design ‘involves finding ways of adjusting the whole working environment so as to make all jobs in an organisation as intrinsically motivating as possible’ (Taylor‚ 1998). Taylor with scientific management‚ henry ford and Fordism‚ human relations and today’s approach of job re-design all played a major role in defining job design. This essay will look at the different methods of job design‚ the
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Job Description Rresearch and develop ideas for new products and production systems. Improve the performance and efficiency of existing products.Design and implement cost-effective equipment modifications to help improve safety‚ reliability and throughput. Develop project specification with colleagues‚ often including those from other engineering disciplines. Develop test and evaluate theoretical designs. Discuss and solve complex problems with manufacturing departments‚ sub-contractors‚ suppliers
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written permission. Users may print‚ download‚ or email articles for individual use only. RELATIONAL JOB DESIGN AND THE MOTIVATION TO MAKE A PROSOCIAL DIFFERENCE ADAM M. GRANT University of Michigan This article illustrates how work contexts motivate employees to care about making a positive difference in other people’s lives. I introduce a model of relational job design to describe how jobs spark the motivation to make a prosocial difference‚ and how this motivation affects employees’ actions
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FACTORS AFFECTING JOB DESIGN Job design is affected by organizational‚ environmental and behavioral factors. A properly designed job will make it more productive and satisfying .If a job fails on this count‚ it must be redesigned based on the feedback. The various factors affecting job design are the following Organizational factors Organizational factors include characteristics of task‚ work flow‚ ergonomics and work practices. Characteristics of Task: Job design requires the assembly
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