10 Questions
What does job enlargement involve?
Expanding the number of different tasks that workers perform within the same level of responsibility
Who proposed the job characteristics model to increase the motivating potential of jobs?
Hackman and Oldman
What is the potential problem with job enrichment according to the text?
Lack of desire or skill
Which characteristic in the Job Characteristics Model refers to the freedom to schedule one’s own work activities?
Autonomy
What is the motivating potential score (MPS) based on in the Job Characteristics Model?
Skill, task variety, and feedback
Which psychological state is influenced by jobs high on skill variety, task significance, and task identity?
Experienced meaningfulness of the work
What does growth need strength measure?
The extent to which workers desire higher-order need satisfaction
What is a characteristic of effective goal setting according to the text?
Specific, measurable, challenging, and timely goals
What does the goal-setting theory suggest about goal difficulty and performance?
Moderate challenging goals lead to optimal task performance
What is a characteristic of merit pay according to the text?
Employees receive an annual increase based on job performance
Study Notes
Job Design
- Job enlargement involves adding more tasks or responsibilities to a job, but not necessarily more challenging or meaningful ones.
Job Characteristics Model
- The Job Characteristics Model was proposed by Hackman and Oldham to increase the motivating potential of jobs.
- The model has five core job dimensions: skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback.
Job Enrichment
- A potential problem with job enrichment is that employees may feel overwhelmed or stressed by the added responsibilities.
Job Characteristics
- Autonomy refers to the freedom to schedule one's own work activities.
Motivating Potential Score (MPS)
- The motivating potential score (MPS) is based on the five core job dimensions: skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback.
Psychological States
- Jobs high on skill variety, task significance, and task identity influence the psychological state of experienced meaningfulness.
Growth Need Strength
- Growth need strength measures the degree to which individuals are motivated to obtain personal growth and development.
Goal Setting
- A characteristic of effective goal setting is that goals should be specific, challenging, and attainable.
- The goal-setting theory suggests that specific, challenging goals lead to higher levels of motivation and performance.
Merit Pay
- A characteristic of merit pay is that it is based on performance, rather than seniority or length of service.
Test your knowledge on job design, job specialization, job characteristics model, goal setting theory, and the use of money as a motivator in creating a motivating work environment. This quiz is based on the content from Chapter 6 of the book 'Designing a Motivating Work Environment' by Dr. Harjinder Gill.
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