GMS 401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, Safety Data Sheet, Canada Labour Code

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 401
• Professor: n/a

Document Summary

Job design- it involves specifying the content and methods of the job. Efficiency school- a refinement of taylor"s s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)tifi(cid:272) (cid:373)a(cid:374)age(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)epts. Reminded managers of the complexity of human beings. For worker: simplifies training, high productivity, low wage costs. Specialization: disadvantages: low education and skill requirements, minimum responsibilities, little mental effort needed. For company: difficult to motivate quality, worker dissatisfaction, possibly being more absent, high turnover and disruptive tactics. For worker: monotonous work, limited opportunities for advancement, little control over work, little opportunity for self- fulfillment. Job design involves specifying the content and methods of job: Employee involvement and team approaches to designing and organizing work. Quality (cid:272)o(cid:374)trol as a part of (cid:449)orker"s duty. Organizational commitment to providing meaningful and rewarding jobs for all employees. Work physiology: sets work-rest cycles according to the energy expended in various parts of the job. The harder the work, the more the need for rest periods.