JOB ENLARGEMENT TECHNIQUES Job Enlargement is the horizontal expansion of a job. It involves the addition of tasks at the same level of skill and responsibility. It is done to keep workers from getting bored. Examples: Small companies may not have as many opportunities for promotions‚ so they try to motivate employees through job enlargement. "Job enlargement refers to adding a few more task elements horizontally." "Job enlargement involves performing a variety of jobs or operations
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Reduced Costs Through Job Enlargement: A Case Author(s): Maurice D. Kilbridge Source: The Journal of Business‚ Vol. 33‚ No. 4 (Oct.‚ 1960)‚ pp. 357-362 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2350917 . Accessed: 21/10/2013 07:50 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars
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Job enrichment and job enlargement Job Enrichment should be distinguished from enlargement job enlargement attempts to make a job more varied by removing the dullness associated with performing repetitive operations. In job enrichment‚ the attempt is to build in to jobs a higher sense of challenge and achievement. The accumulation of achievement must lead to a felling of personal growth accompanied by a sense of responsibility. The goal of job enrichment is not merely to make the more varied
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Solved Example on Job Rotation‚ Job Enlargement and Job Enrichment Q. Westside store currently has the following departments:- - Men’s Apparel - Women’s Apparel - Kid’s Apparel - Footwear - Homestore There are 6 salesmen working in each department‚ 2 cash counters with 3 cashiers each‚ 1 Customer Care Department with 2 employees. Each department has a senior sales executive who ensures the smooth running of the department‚ 1 stockist who checks the inventory
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and that is job enlargement‚ job rotation‚ and job enrichment. They are different in some ways but alike in many. The first way is job enlargement. This way is to expand in several tasks than just to do one single task. It is also the horizontal expansion of a job. It involves the addition of tasks at the same level of skill and responsibility. It is done to keep workers from getting bored. This would also be considered multi tasking by which one person would do several persons jobs‚ saving the
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The theory of job design is an important concept in business management. Workers are motivated by jobs in which they feel they can make a difference- and jobs can be designed with that in mind. In simple words‚ Job design refers to the way tasks are combined to form complete jobs. The nature of the work organization & the design’ of jobs can have a significant effect on the job satisfaction of staff & their performance. Money alone is not the only reason behind why people work. They need to get
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Solution: Answer 1: (15 marks) There are different ways of doing competitive analysis. Out of which Porter five forces model and SWOT analysis are most appropriate as they both provide strong guidelines for doing competitive analysis for strategy making. Rationale for Porter Five Forces model: 1. Five forces model specifically focus on buyers‚ suppliers‚ substitutes‚ new entrants and rivalry. 2. According to Porter these five forces state the rules of competition so it can be a handy tool for strategy
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Human Behavior in Organizations: An Introduction "My academic training didn’t really prepare me for my biggest job challenge-understanding and motivating people." a recent Northeastern Graduate INTRODUCTION For most of us‚ our career success will be largely a function of our skills in understanding and influencing human behavior. This is because most of what you will be doing is shaping the behavior of others. As you can see in the chart below‚ a typical manager spends little of his or her
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EU Enlargement Background The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the European Economic Community (EEC)‚ formed by six countries in 1958. In 1967 they merged into European Community. The Maastricht Treaty established the EU under its current name in 1993. The EU has grown its size by the accession of new member states. For example‚ on May
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Both job enrichment and job enlargement are serve as a tool for motivation and employee growth in an organization. Job enlargement mean taking charge of more duties and responsibilities which are not mention in job description. Job enlargement is a horizontal expansion of job‚ while job enrichment is about giving more control and managerial task and responsibilities which is a vertical expansion. For job enlargement. It could be a means of eliminating the boredom directly related to the type of
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