MHR 505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Repetitive Strain Injury, Job Enrichment, Scientific Management
16 Apr 2018
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Membership/seniority based awards: fixed wages, seniority increases, advantages, guaranteed wages may attract job applicants, seniority- based rewards reduce turnover, disadvantages, don"t directly motivate job performance, discourage poor performers from leaving, potential golden handcuff (tie people to job) Includes job evaluation and status perks: advantages: Job evaluation tries to maintain fairness: motivates competition, disadvantages, encourages bureaucratic hierarchy, reinforces status vs. egalitarian culture, employees exaggerate duties, hoard resources. in 6 months at a share, gives 60 shares in the company: profit sharing adjusts pay with firm"s prosperity, problem: organizational rewards have weak p to o link. Improving reward effectiveness: link rewards to performance, ensure rewards are relevant, team rewards for interdependent jobs, ensure rewards are valued, watch out for unintended consequences. Job design other jobs: assigning tasks to a job, including the interdependency of those tasks with, organization"s goal is to create jobs that can be performed efficiently yet are motivated and engaged.
