HIGH-INVOLVEMENT WORK DESIGN AND JOB SATISFACTION ROBERT D. MOHR and CINDY ZOGHI Job satisfaction has important economic effects. Low job satisfaction is associated with higher rates of quitting and higher rates of absenteeism; high job satisfaction correlates with improved job performance and organizational citizenship behaviour. Dissatisfaction therefore may result in higher labour costs and lower productivity. This article studies the relationship between job satisfaction and high-involvement
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Job design determines the future of the company. Nowadays companies use job specialisation as their common job design. Job specialisation is a job composed of a small part of larger task or process (Williams & McWilliams, 2010). However workers will quickly feel bored due to repetition of same specific task every working day. Application of Job Characteristic model (JCM) that consists of five core dimension can solve the boredom and low job satisfaction of workers. JCM is an approach to job redesign
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Mekelle University College of Business and Economies Department of Management AN ASSESSMENT OF JOB SATISFACTION AND ITS EFFECT ON EMPLOYEES’ PERFORMANCE (A CASE STUDY ON ethiotelecom MEKELLE DISTRICT) A Senior Essay Analysis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Bachelor of art Degree in Public Administration and Development Management By: ID No: CBE/ UR/1224/02 Advisor: June, 2012 Mekelle, Ethiopia
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CHAPTER 15 Job Design LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have finished studying this chapter, you should be able to: 1. Describe and contrast the common approaches to job design. 2. Discuss the linkages between job design and technology. 3. Explain the job characteristics enrichment model and its relationship to work motivation. 4. Describe the sociotechnical systems model and its relationship to organizational effectiveness. Preview Case: Texas Nameplate Company COMMON JOB DESIGN APPROACHES
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at the time. A number of new products is scheduled between now and early next year, though, if you believe the rumors: an iPhone 5S, an iWatch, iTV, the new streaming music service, a low cost iPhone, an iPhone 6, and iOS 7, the most significant redesign of the iOS to date. During Q3 of 2013 Apple made more money than all of its competitors combined, taking in 56 percent of the profit in the mobile device market. Samsung made 53 percent of the profit for the quarter. Apple and Samsung combined actually
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consumer electronics industry. While some may argue that Apple´s success is based primarily on their high-quality and innovative products, their approach to their marketing channels was, and still is, one of the company´s key advantages. Before Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, the company had relied heavily on a four-level channel structure where Apple products had to go from the manufacturer (Apple), to a wholesaler (E.g. Ingram Micro), to a retailer (E.g. CompUSA), and finally to the end consumer
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oil that keeps the engine of cooperation running smoothly. It doesn't mean you have to chat over coffee for an hour and it certainly doesn't mean you have to kiss anyone. Every job is a service job. Whether you work in IT, HR, Marketing, or Administration, you have something other people need. It could be know-how in your job role or the capability to perform certain business functions, like signing purchase orders. Unless it's a genuine emergency, don't hover outside someone's cube/office while they're
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. Compare Jobs' strategies versus Sculley, Amelio and other Apple leaders and evaluate their rationale and results? When comparing Steve Jobs’ strategies with John Sculley, Gilbert Amelio, and other Apple leaders, we are truly able to see the strength in Jobs’ leadership style and vision, and how it impacted Apple’s performance. While each leader had his own strengths to bring to the table, ultimately, they could not match Jobs’ charisma and drive to design industry-changing products (Exhibit
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Summary Opinions about the consequences of happiness on work differ. There is no research on the effects of life-satisfaction on productivity but there is a lot of research on the link between job satisfaction and work performance. This research shows modestly positive correlations with productivity, absenteeism and labour turnover. These correlations tend to be stronger among white collar workers. It is still largely unclear to what extent satisfaction effects productivity or vice versa. See Scheme
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