Motivating Through Job Enrichment

1. Job Enrichment is a motivational strategy that emphasizes motivating the worker through the job itself.

2. 1. Skill Variety-job demands different skills 2. Task Identity-degree which job requires doing a task with a visible outcome from beginning to end 3. Task Significance-which job has a substantial Impact on the lives or work of others 4. Autonomy-degree of freedom independence and discretion in scheduling work and procedures 5. Feedback-clear info that is received about the job performance Characteristics of what affects motivation and performance

3. Two Forms of Job Enrichment • Job Enlargement- strategy involving combining a series of tasks to make more challenging • Job Rotation-strategy involving moving employee from one job to another

4. Management By ObjectivesHow to Establish Objectives and Gain Employee Commitment -system of goal setting and implementation that involves a cycle of discussion review and evaluation where everyone gets involved • Managers and employees setting goals together • Each dept. establishes certain objectives • Together discussing objectives and committing to them in writing • Two way communication and show praise • Feedback along with corrections if needed • When goals are achieved reward employees

5. Key elements in Expectancy Theory • 1. Can I accomplish the task? • 2. If I do accomplish it, what is my reward? • 3. Is the reward worth the effort?

6. Nadler and Lawler’s Modification of Vroom’s Theory • Determine what rewards are valued by employees • Determine each employee’s desired performance standard • Ensure that performance standards are attainable • Guarantee rewards tied to performance • Be certain that rewards are considered adequate

7. Key principles of Equity Theory • Underrewarded • 1. Reduce effort • 2. Rationalize that it is not important • Overrewarded • Increase their effort to justify higher reward in the future. • Rationalize by saying “I am worth it!”