GMS 401 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Time And Motion Study, Job Enrichment, Job Design
21 Nov 2012
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Work system design involves job design (content and method), determination of working conditions, work measurement, and compensation. Job design: specifying the content and method of a job. The objective of job design is to increase long-term productivity. Current practice in job design contains elements of two basic schools of thought. One is the efficiency school which emphasizes a systematic, logical approach to labour cost reduction; the other is called the behavioural school and emphasizes satisfaction of wants and need of workers as a motivator for increased productivity. Efficiency approach includes specialization, methods analysis, and time standards. For company: simplifies training, high productivity, low wage costs. In effort to make jobs more interesting and meaningful, job designers frequently consider job enlargement, job rotation, job enrichment, and teams. Job rotation: means having workers periodically exchange jobs: broadens worker"s learning experience and enables them to fill in for others in the event of sickness or absenteeism.
