JOB
DESIGN
Definition
It is
the process of work arrangement or rearrangement aimed of reducing or
overcoming job dissatisfaction & employee alienation arising from
repetitive & mechanic tasks.
Or
It
specifies the content of jobs in order to satisfy work requirements & meet
the personal needs of the employee, to increasing level of employee engagements.
As a
example, if an employee normally doing his/her routine job such as painting,
how ever job area may be enlarged
include new tasks such as work planning , inspection, quality control & maintenance.
Importance of the job design
It’s a
psychological theory & provides skill variety in job design that will
increase job satisfaction & motivation. However it affects to the
organization as long as the employees
enjoy the skills & perceives the addition mix of skills to be benefit to
the job.
· Motivation
& commitment of employees
· Employee
relation
Quality
of work life
·
Productivity
enhancement of organization
·
Special
design of organization
·
Competent
employee structure
Components of job design
·
Job
specialization
·
Job
expansion
·
Psychological
components
·
Self
directed teams
·
Motivation
& incentive systems
·
Ergonomics
& work methods
Characteristics of job design
·
Skill variety
Workers
need different ideas, skills &
abilities when comparing their basic and routine work.
·
Task Identity
This
means , when employee can identify & complete a piece of work with a
visible output
·
Task Significance
This
is the area that the job affects other people’s lives. It means that
substantially improves the psychological or physical well being of others than
one that has limited impact on anyone else.
·
Autonomy
It
clearly said that how much the job gives the employee with freedom , independence
& plan their work & the procedures involved.
·
Feedback
If
employees can get the information about the work performance of them, they can
have a good knowledge about their jobs & what areas to be improved to
enhance the productivity.
Benefits of Job Design
·
Employee input
A
good job design gives a good job feedback & employee have the option to
vary tasks as per their personal , social needs & habits in the work place.
·
Employee Training
Training
is a very important part of job design. With the having of training that the
employees are well aware about their job demands & how it is to be done.
·
Work / Rest schedules
Job
designs clearly defines the number of hours
an individual should have to work
·
Adjustments
A
good job designs allows for adjustments for physically demanding jobs by minimizing
the energy spent doing the job & by aligning the manpower requirement for
the same.
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Job design is an important method managers can use to enhance employee performance. When work design is addressed at the individual level, it is most commonly referred to as job design; it can be defined as how organizations define and structure jobs.
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Job design is a core function in HRM which is used to motivate employees while making them satisfied with their job. Before designing this managers should have a thorough understanding of job roles and the scope of the employee.
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ReplyDeletethe main purpose of job design in the organization is to increase productivity and profitability. in that case effect to improve the quality of the goods and services and to reduce operation cost, turnover, and training costs
ReplyDeleteJob design plays a vital role in nowadays institutions. Nice article.
ReplyDeleteSimply explain of Characteristics of job design and Benefits of Job Design.good job
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