6 Trends in Job design Quality control as part of the worker's job Cross-training workers to perform multi skilled jobs Employee involvement and team approaches to designing and organizing work Informating ordinary workers through e-mail and the Internet CThe McGrazu-Hill C Inc,2004
©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2004 6 Trends in Job Design • Quality control as part of the worker's job • Cross-training workers to perform multi skilled jobs • Employee involvement and team approaches to designing and organizing work • "Informating" ordinary workers through e-mail and the Internet
7 Trends in Job Design(Continued) Extensive use of temporary workers Automation of heavy manual work Organizational commitment to providing meaningful and rewarding jobs for all employees CThe McGrazu-Hill C Inc,2004
©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2004 7 Trends in Job Design (Continued) • Extensive use of temporary workers • Automation of heavy manual work • Organizational commitment to providing meaningful and rewarding jobs for all employees
8 Behavioral Considerations in Job Design Balancing the specialization in a job and its content through enrichment can give us. Degree of Ultimate Job enrichment Specialization Job (VS Enlargement) Structure CThe McGraw-Hill CoMpanies, Inc, 2004
©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2004 8 Behavioral Considerations in Job Design Ultimate Job Structure Degree of Specialization Job Enrichment (vs. Enlargement) Balancing the specialization in a job and its content through enrichment can give us…