job design
1job design — ➔ design1 * * * job design UK US noun [U] HR ► the process of deciding the tasks and responsibilities that should form part of a particular job: »Workers were unhappy because of poor job design …
2job design — The process of putting together the various elements of work that constitute an operating system, to form jobs that individuals will perform (see work study). The process involves a balance between the needs of the individual to be healthy, safe …
3Job satisfaction — describes how content an individual is with his or her job. The happier people are within their job, the more satisfied they are said to be. Job satisfaction is not the same as motivation, although it is clearly linked. Job design aims to enhance …
4design — ▪ I. design design 2 verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. MANUFACTURING to make a drawing or plan of something that will be made or built: • The theatre was designed by a local architect. • a well designed office • There w …
5job characteristics theory — A theory that describes how job design can affect motivation, performance, and job satisfaction. A number of specific core job characteristics are held to induce high levels of motivation and performance …
6job enlargement — An approach to job design that seeks to enhance staff motivation by increasing either (a) the number and variety of related tasks given to an individual (horizontal job enlargement) or (b) the complexity of the tasks and the autonomy and… …
7job enrichment — An approach to job design that aims to increase motivation and job satisfaction by giving workers a greater level of autonomous decision making and personal control. For example, production line workers might be given responsibility for… …
8job rotation — An approach to job design that reduces boredom, and thus increases motivation, by rotating staff through a range of jobs. This process can also increase the flexibility of a system by introducing an element of multiskilling. The key is to make… …
9Design for Death — Directed by Richard Fleischer Produced by Sid Rogell Theron Warth Written by Theodor S. Geisel (Dr. Seuss) Helen Palmer …
10Job order contracting — (JOC) is a way for organizations to get numerous, commonly encountered construction projects done quickly and easily through multi year contracts. JOC reduces unnecessary levels of engineering, design, and contract procurement time along with… …