JOB DESIGN Abstract Our study aims to investigate the current ways in which people who are using flexible work arrangements make changes to their jobs beyond timing and location. Our main aim is to integrate existing job design theory with advances in our understanding of work motivation‚ thereby increasing its usefulness for addressing Contemporary issues. In particular‚ we argue that the concept of motivation within work
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JOB DESCRIPTION & SPECIFICATIONS Job description (identifies what the job involves DOING) ↓ Person specification (identifies the type of PERSON required to do the job) The aim of the person specification is to provide a list against which applicants can be assessed. One of the traditional checklists for preparing a person specification is Rodger’s 7-point plan which includes the headings (1) Physical make up e.g. height‚ weight‚ speech‚ personal appearance. (2) Attainments
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Job Analysis is the procedure through which you determine the duties of the positions to be staffed and the characteristics of people who should be hired for them. The analysis produces information on job requirements this information is then used for developing job descriptions and job specifications (i.e. jobs human requirements‚ or what kind of people to hire for the job). A supervisor or Human Resource (HR) specialist normally aims to collect one or more of the following types of information
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Finding a job can be hard work and take lots of time and effort. You need to spend time searching for vacancies‚ putting your CV together‚ filling out application forms and preparing for interviews. Sometimes though‚ no matter how hard you try‚ you feel you’re not getting anywhere. No matter what kind of job you’re looking for—a temporary summer position‚ a part-time job during the school year‚ an internship‚ or your first full-time position after graduation—there are several tips and tricks that
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sequestration throughout the IC will significantly limit hiring entry-level intelligence analysts in all analytic functions until defense funding negotiations are resolved. Discussion In a recent survey to intelligence professionals in the national security sector with direct or significant indirect knowledge of hiring plans‚ 57.1 percent of respondents said that they either strongly disagree or somewhat disagree that hiring for entry-level analysts is likely to increase over the next 12 months.1 Of
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The major causes of job satisfaction‚ how does job satisfaction impact productivity‚ absenteeism and turnover and how employee satisfaction is related to customer satisfaction in organizations. Job satisfaction is described as a positive feeling about a job resulting from an evaluation of its characteristic (Essentials of Organizational Behavior 10 edition‚ Stephen Robbins/Timothy Judge). According to Locke and Lathan (1976) the definition of job satisfaction is a pleasurable or positive emotional
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Worksheet: Job Ad/Company Analysis Please write a few sentences for each question. Writer your answers in 12 point Arial. 1. Copy and paste either the contents of the ad or the full URL where the ad is posted below. Be sure to save a copy of the ad’s text to a digital storage device because the link to the ad may not be functioning for long. Why did you choose this ad? Why do you feel that you are qualified for the position? 2. Read the ad carefully and identify all important‚ key language
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Introduction What is job design? Job design means to decide the contents of a job. It fixes the duties and responsibilities of the job‚ the methods of doing the job and the relationships between the job holder (manager) and his superiors‚ subordinates and colleagues. According to business dictionary.com job design is a work arrangement (or rearrangement) aimed at reducing or overcoming job dissatisfaction and employee alienation arising from repetitive and mechanistic tasks. Through job design‚ organizations
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Positioning analysis is a process of analyzing how a company’s current brand is perceived by the marketplace. When identifying target market opportunities‚ a company needs to compare the way its brand is perceived with the needs of the targeted market. Small businesses especially want to target markets that offer a good opportunity for success. Positioning Analysis A position is the way a company’s brand fits into targeted market segments relative to competitors. Companies try to established differentiated
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Conceptual Paper on Job Enrichment Ritesh Dhak 12PGP090 Abstract: This is a conceptual paper to study the phenomenon of ‘Job Enrichment’ in details. The various studies carried out on this topic. It’s relation with phenomenon of ‘motivation’ and ‘Job satisfaction’. It also deals with the effective job enrichment programs and implementing them. Introduction: Job enrichment is a type of job redesign intended to reverse the effects of tasks that are repetitive requiring little autonomy. The underlying
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