ADMS 2400 chp 6
work sharing
reduce hours of employee to lower layoff chances
flex time
flexible arrival and departure schedule
job sharing: two part-timers share full-time work
compressed worksheet: work less that 5 days with normal hours
job scope
breadth: the variety of activities
depth: degree of control on how to perform activities
increasing job scope
Stretch assignment: more challenging than the current task
Job rotation
Job characteristics model
Feedback
Autonomy (freedom to schedule activities and decide procedures)
Skill variety
Task significance (how does the task affect others)
Task identity (degree to which tasks are complete pieces of work)
Prosocial motivation
desire to expend effort to benefit others
Job crafting
changing characteristics of the job to match personal needs
social resources (feedback)
structural resources (skill variety)
Increase challenging work demands
decrease hindering demands (physical and emotional demands)
merit pay plans
performance to pay
limitations:
- pay secrecy
- small increases
- low performance discrimination
group-oriented incentive plans
profit sharing
employee stock ownership
gainsharing (gain on less expense is shared)
skill based pay (more skills = more pay)
job enrichment
design jobs to boost intrinsic motivation
limits:
- union resistance
- poor diagnosis
- no desire
- more demand for rewards