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Human Resource Management

Notes 4.10 Keywords

Autonomy: The extent of individual freedom and discretion in the work and its scheduling.
Intrinsic Motivation: Intrinsic motivation is defined as the self-regulated factors which influence
people to behave in particular ways or to move in certain directions.
Job Design: Job design is defined as the process of deciding on the content of a job in terms of its
duties and responsibilities; on the methods to be used in carrying out the job, in terms of
techniques, systems and procedures and on the relationships that should exist between the job
holder and his superiors, subordinates and colleagues.
Job Design Process: This has to start from what activity needs to be done in order to achieve
organizational goals.

Job Enlargement: It involves expanding the number of task or duties assigned to a given job. It
is opposite of work simplification.
Job Enrichment: The aim of job enrichment is to maximize the interest and challenge of work by
providing employees with jobs having the following characteristics.
Job Rotation: Implies movement of employees from job to job. Jobs remain unchanged. With
job rotation, a given employee performs different jobs but more or less jobs of the same nature.

Job Satisfaction: Favourableness or unfavourableness with which employees view their work.
Job Simplification: Job simplification is a design method whereby jobs are divided into smaller
components and subsequently assigned to workers as whole jobs.

Motivation: It is a process of stimulating people to action to accomplish desired results.

4.11 Review Questions

1. What is meant by job design? Discuss its need and importance.
2. Explain the following terms briefly:

(a) Job simplification
(b) Job rotation
3. Define 'motivation'. Bring out the importance of motivation in modern organisations.
4. Explain, How to motivate employees?
5. How to enrich a job effectively?

6. Outline the merits and demerits of Job Enrichment briefly.
7. Why is the design of work an important issue for a manager to be concerned about?
8. What is Scientific Management and why it has been so influential in designing job?

9. Explain job enrichment and job enlargement with the help of appropriate example.
10. What is meant by autonomy?
11. "If you want to know whether an employee is satisfied with his job, just ask him!" Do you
agree or disagree? Discuss.
12. "Employees should have jobs that give them autonomy and diversity". Develop an argument
in favour of this statement. Then build an argument against this statement.

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