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| process of linking specific tasks to specific jobs and deciding what tech equi and procedures should be used to perform those task |
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| a set of principles and practices designed to increase the performance of indy employees by stressing job simplification and specialization |
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| breaking up work that needs to be performed in an org into smallest identifiable tasks |
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| the assignment of employees to perform small, simple tasks |
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| studies that reveal exactly how long it takes to perform a task and the best way to perform it |
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| increasing number of tasks a employee performs but keeping all of the tasks at the same level of difficulty and responsibility, also called horizontal job loading |
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| increasing an employee's responsibility and control over his or her work, also called vertical job loading |
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| job characteristics model |
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| an approach to job design that aims to identify characteristics that make jobs intrinsically motivating and the consequences of those characteristics |
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| the extent to which a job requires an employee to use different skills, abilities, or talents |
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| involves performing a whole piece of work from its beginning to its end |
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| has impact on the lives or work of other ppl in or outof the org |
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| degree to which a job allows an employee the freedom and independence to schedule work and decide how to carry it out |
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| job provides employee with clear info about their effectiveness |
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| measure of the overall potential of a job to foster intrinsic motivation |
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