GMS 401 Lecture Notes - Frederick Winslow Taylor, Scientific Management, Time And Motion Study

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 401
• Professor: Wally Whistance- Smith

Document Summary

Work system design involves job design, work measurement and establishment of time standards, and compensation. Decisions in other design areas have an impact on work systems, and decisions on work systems have an impact on other areas. The important of work system design is underscored by the organizations dependence on human efforts (i. e. , work) to accomplish its goals. Job design: the act of specifying the contents and methods of job. Job design involves specifying the content and methods of job what will be done and how it will be done. Objectives of job design productivity, safety, quality of work life. Two approaches to job design efficiency school and behavioral school. Efficiency school: emphasizes a systematic, logical approach to job design emphasizing labour cost reduction. Behavioural school: emphasizes satisfaction of wants & needs, reminds managers of the complexity of humans beings. Quality control as part of the worker"s job. Organizational commitment to providing meaningful and rewarding jobs for all employees.