Job Characteristics and Design

It proposes that any job can be described in terms of five core job dimensions: skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback.

The way the elements in a job are organized.

<p>The degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The degree to which a job has an impact on the lives or work of other people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The degree to which a job provides the worker freedom, independence, and discretion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The degree to which carrying out work activities generates direct and clear information about performance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The periodic shifting of an employee from one task to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is a predictive index that suggests the motivating potential in a job.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The vertical expansion of jobs, increasing worker control over the planning, execution, and evaluation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Flexible work hours.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An arrangement that allows two or more individuals to split a traditional 40-hour-a-week job.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Working from home at least two days a week on a computer linked to the employer's office.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A participative process that uses the input of employees to increase commitment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A system in which workers participate in organizational decision making through a group of representative employees.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process in which subordinates share decision-making power with their superiors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A pay plan that bases a portion of an employee's pay on individual and/or organizational performance measures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A pay plan in which workers are paid a fixed sum for each unit of production completed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A pay plan based on performance appraisal ratings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A pay plan that rewards employees for recent performance rather than historical performance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A pay plan that sets pay levels based on how many skills employees have or how many jobs they can do.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An organization-wide program that distributes compensation based on a company's profitability.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A company-established benefits plan in which employees acquire stock, often at below-market prices.</p> Signup and view all the answers