Apple co-founder Steve Jobs‚ who revolutionized technology through his design‚ marketing and creation of personal computers and mobile devices‚ has died at 56‚ the company announced Wednesday. The man who forged Apple into a powerhouse and shaped how people listen to music and how they use computers died peacefully surrounded by his family. "We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today‚" Apple said in a brief statement. "Steve’s brilliance‚ passion and energy were the source
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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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determine what position the company intends to have and how its brand is actually perceived by customer markets. Definition * Job enrichment is defined as a way to motivate employees by giving them more responsibilities and variety in their jobs. The idea was first developed by American psychologist Frederick Herzberg in the 1950s and states that a well enriched job should contain a range of tasks and challenges of varying difficulties‚ meaningful tasks‚ and feedback‚ encouragement‚ and communication
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Job Analysis I. What is Job Analysis? A. “a process used to identify the important tasks of a job and the essential competencies an individual should possess to satisfactorily perform the job.” (State of Colorado‚ 2002‚ http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/dhr/select/docs/jobanal.pdf). B. “a wide variety of systematic procedures for examining‚ documenting‚ and drawing inferences about work activities‚ worker attributes‚ and work context.” (Sackett & Laczo‚ 2003‚ p. 21). C. methods for learning about
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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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A Good Job There is a widespread concern over the characteristics of a good job. Different people hold different views according to their own backgrounds. Some people assert that many good jobs will disappear as a result of more and more unemployment. Some people believe that a good job can provide workers with benefits like high salary and welfare. From my perspective‚ a good job can provide us with a sense of satisfaction‚ as well as job security and bring much welfare for us. In the paper
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Job Crafting and Meaningful Work 1 Job crafting and meaningful work Justin M. Berg The Wharton School‚ University of Pennsylvania bergj@wharton.upenn.edu Jane E. Dutton Ross School of Business‚ University of Michigan janedut@umich.edu Amy Wrzesniewski Yale School of Management amy.wrzesniewski@yale.edu Citation: Berg‚ J. M.‚ Dutton‚ J. E.‚ & Wrzesniewski‚ A. (2013). Job crafting and meaningful work. In B. J. Dik‚ Z. S. Byrne & M. F. Steger (Eds.)‚ Purpose and meaning in the workplace
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com/sites/briancaulfield/2011/10/26/steve-jobs-bio-neither-insane-nor-great/ Steve Jobs Steve Jobs leadership style: a lesson for business or an inconvenient strategy? Table of Contents Who was Steve Jobs? 2 An addicted Perfectionist 2 Failing made him stronger. 3 An unique CEO 4 Steve Jobs insanity generated special and different abilities. 7 Conclusion 9 Bibliography 10 Who was Steve Jobs? If asked who Steve Jobs is‚ most people would be shocked. They would say: “Everyone knows who Steve Jobs is!” Steve
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A job interview is a process in which a potential employee is evaluated by an employer for prospective employment in their company‚ organization‚ or firm. During this process‚ the employer hopes to determine whether or not the applicant is suitable for the role. Contents 1 Role 2 Interview constructs 3 Process 4 Process model 5 Types of questions 5.1 History of interview questions 5.2 Behavioral questions 5.3 Situational interview questions
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Job analysis is the formal process of identifying the content of a job in terms activities involved and attributes needed to perform the work and identifies major job requirements. Job analysis was conceptualized by two of the founders of industrial/organizational psychology‚ Frederick Taylor and Lillian Moller Gilbreth in the early 20th century.[1] Job analyses provide information to organizations which helps to determine which employees are best fit for specific jobs. Through job analysis‚ the
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