COMM 292 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Telecommuting, Flextime, Skill
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Rat race: doing the usual thing that everyone else is doing (even if you win, you"re still a rat) To eliminate the problem of having too much routine and reduce boredom. Reduce efficiency (takes time to pick things up) Degree to which job requires a variety of different activities. High manager (hire people, marketing, accounting, etc. Low skill variety specialist (painter who does same thing for 8 hours a day) Degree to which job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work. High = cabinet maker who designs, selects wood, project manager. Low on assembly line in a factory. Job enrichment (make them more responsible, doing deeper with the task they already have) Degree to which job has a substantial impact on lives or work of other people. Degree to which job provides substantial freedom, independence, and discretion to individual in scheduling work and determining procedures to be used in carrying it out.
