4. Job Characteristics Model cont.
1. Skill variety
Skill variety is the degree to which a job
requires a variety of different activities so
the worker can use a number of different
skills and talent.
2. Task identity
Task identity is the degree to which a
job requires completion of a whole
and identifiable piece of work.
5. 3. Task significance
Task Significance is the degree to which a job
affects the lives or work of other people.
4. Autonomy
Autonomy is the degree to which a job provides the
worker freedom, independence, and discretion in
scheduling work and determining the procedures in
carrying it out.
5. Feedback
Feedback is the degree to which carrying out work
activities generates direct and clear information
about your own performance.
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8. Alternative Work Arrangements
These are likely to be especially
important for a diverse workforce of
dual-earner couples, single parents,
and employees caring for a sick or
aging relative.
1) Flextime
2) Job sharing
3) Telecommuting
9. Flextime
Flextime , short for “flexible work time.”
Employees must work a specific number of hours
per week but are free to vary their hours of work
within certain limits.
10. Job sharing
Job sharing allows two or more individuals to split
a traditional 40-hour-a-week job.
One might perform the job from 8:00 a.m. to noon
and the other from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., or the
two could work full but alternate days.
Telecommuting
Telecommuting might be close to the ideal job for
many people. No commuting, flexible hours,
freedom to dress as you please, and few or no
interruptions from colleagues.
It refers to working at home at least 2 days a week
on a computer linked to the employer’s office.
11. Employee Involvement program
Employee involvement is a participative process that
uses employees’ input to increase their commitment
to the organization’s success.
Engage workers in decisions that affect them and
increase their autonomy they will become more
motivated, more committed to the organization,
more productive, and more satisfied with their jobs.
Examples
• Participative Management
• Representative Participation (Board Representative)
12. Rewarding Employees
Variable-pay program
A pay plan that bases a portion of an employee’s
pay on some individual and/or organizational
measure of performance.
Piece-rate pay plan
A pay plan in which workers are paid a fixed sum
for each unit of production completed.
Merit-based pay plan
A pay plan based on performance appraisal
ratings.
13. Bonus
A pay plan that rewards employees for recent
performance rather than historical performance.
Profit-sharing plan
An organization wide program that distributes
compensation based on some established formula
designed around a company’s profitability.
Gainsharing A formula-based group incentive plan.
Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
A company-established benefits plan in which
employees acquire stock, often at below-market
prices, as part of their benefits.