GMS 401 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, Work Sampling, Safety Data Sheet
14 Oct 2012
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Job design specifying the content (what) and method (how) 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 needs of workers as a motivator for increased productivity. The efficiency approach includes specialization, methods analysis and time standards. Specialization focusing the job to a narrow scope (advantage: the ability to concentrate one"s efforts and thereby become proficient at that type of work) Other advantages of specialization for the company include simplified training, high productivity and lower wage costs. Some disadvantages for the company include difficult to motivate quality and an increased amount of worker dissatisfaction which could result in absenteeism and high turnover.
