Enriching Jobs and Organizational Functionality
This week's readings have addressed how the nature and design of an organization's jobs can potentially influence the job satisfaction and the degree of motivation of employees, as well as impact the entire culture and productivity of the organization.
Based on your reading for this week:
Post a 150- to 300-word statement in the Discussion thread that answers all of the following questions:
- How can managers enrich or enlarge employees' jobs?
- What reactions, both positive and negative, might an employee have to a change in responsibilities or duties, and why?
- How might job enrichment or enlargement impact an organization's culture, productivity, and profitability?
ASSIGNMENT - Application: Motivating Employees
Having read this week's assigned readings, you are now familiar with various theories and approaches to motivating employees. Consider your current job, a job you have had in the past, or one you know well, and then complete the Assignment.
Submit a 300- to 500-word paper which answers all of the following questions:
- What motivational techniques, methods, or strategies does (or did) your current or past employer use to try to keep employees productive, satisfied, or motivated?
- What worked and didn't work to keep you productive, satisfied, and/or motivated?
- What motivational theories explain why your employer's efforts worked or didn't work to keep their employees productive, satisfied, or motivated?
- Based on your experiences and the readings, what would you recommend that your current or past employer do to try to keep their employees productive, satisfied, and/or motivated?
RESOURCES-
Jones, G. R., & George, J. M. (2017). Essentials of contemporary management (7th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
- Chapter 7, "Designing Organizational Structure" (pp. 228-260)
- Chapter 8, "Control, Change, and Entrepreneurship" (pp. 262-297)