5.4 - Motivating Employees Through Job Design

job design - any set of activities that alter jobs to improve the quality of employee experience and level of productivity

scientific management - the kind of management which conducts a business or affairs by standards established by facts or truths gained through systematic observation, experiment, or reasoning

job enlargement - puts more variety into a worker's job by combining specialized tasks of comparable difficulty

job rotation - moving employees from one specialized job to another

job enrichment - modifies a job such that an employee has the opportunity to experience achievement, recognition, stimulating work, responsibility, and advancement

job characteristics model - promotes high intrinsic motivation by designing jobs that possess five core job characteristics

job crafting - employees’ attempts to proactively shape their work characteristics

idiosyncratic deals - employment terms individuals negotiate for themselves, taking myriad forms from flexible schedules to career development