Chapter 7- Motivation: From Concepts to Applications

The way the elements in a job are organized.

A model that proposes that any job can be described in terms of five core job dimensions: skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback.

The degree to which a job requires a variety of different activities.

The degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work.

The degree to which a job has a substantial impact on the lives or work of other people.

The degree to which a job provides substantial freedom and discretion to the individual in scheduling the work and in determining the procedures to be used in carrying it out.

The fegree to which carrying out the work activities required by a job results in the individual obtaining direct and clear information about the effectiveness of his or her performance.

Predictive index that sugests the motivating potential in a job.

The periodic shifting of an employee from one task to another.

Increasing the number and variety of tasks that an individual performs. Job enlargement results in jobs with more diversity.

The vertical expansion of jobs, which increases the degree to which the worker controls the planning, execution, and evaluation of the work.

An arrangement that allows two or more individuals to split a traditional 40 hour- work week.

Working from home at least two days a week on a computer that is linked to the employee's office.

Flexible work hours.

Absence of obstacles that constrain the employee. High levels of performance are partially a function of the opportunity to perform.