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Job Design process of laying out job responsibilities and duties and describing how they
are to be performed.
Four (4) Major Dimensions of Job Design (Frederick Morgeson and Stephen Humphrey):
1. Task Characteristics
2. Knowledge Characteristics
3. Social Characteristics
4. Contextual Characteristics
Task Characteristics how work itself is accomplished and the range and nature of
tasks associated with a particular job.
ex. A manager of a steel mill using a spreadsheet to make time-series analysis of
demand for recycled steel by manufacturers of washing machines.
+ Autonomy how much freedom and independence incumbent has to carry out
his assignment.
a. work scheduling b. decision-making c. work methods
+ Task Variety degree to which job requires worker to use a wide range of tasks
+ Task Significance extent to which a job influences lives or work of others,
whether inside or outside the organization.
+ Task Identity- extent to which a job involves a whole piece of work that can
readily be identified.
+ Feedback from Job refers to extent which job provides direct and clear
information
Knowledge Characteristics demand for knowledge, skill, ability from job holder.
+ Job complexity degree to which job tasks are complex and difficult to perform.
+ Information processing degree to which a job requires attending to and
processing data and info.
+ Problem-solving degree to which a job requires unique ideas or solutions.
+ Skill Variety extent to which a job requires incumbent to use variety skills to
perform work.
+ Specialization extent to which a job involve performing specialized tasks or
possessing specialized knowledge and skills.
Social Characteristics interpersonal aspects of a job or extent to which the job
requires interaction with others.
involves opportunity for advice and assistance from others in the workplace,
Decision-making autonomy
Problem solving
Work-methods autonomy
Skill variety
Job specialization degree to which a job holder performs only a limited number of tasks.
Client relationships
Control over resources
Control over methods
Control over scheduling
5. Unique Experience
6. Personal accountability
7. Direct feedback
8. Direct communication authority
9. New learning