Chapter 5 Flashcards
(24 cards)
The degree to which a job holder performs only a limited number of tasks
Job Specialization
The process of laying out job responsibilities and duties and describing how they are to be performed
Job Design
A written statement of the key features of a job along with the activities required to perform it effectively
Job Description
An approach to including more challenge and responsibility in jobs to make them more appealing to employees
Job Enrichment
The degree to which individuals identify psychologically with their work
Job Involvement
Increasing the number and variety of tasks within a job
Job Enlargement
Vertical job loading
Job Enrichment
A temporary switching of job assignments
Job Rotation
The physical and mental changes individuals make in the task or relationship aspects of their job
Job Crafting
The array of forces attaching people to their jobs
Job Embeddedness
The formal or informal connections to people in the organization or community
Links
The perceived cost of material or psychological benefits you would forfeit if you left the job
Sacrifice
Compatibility, or comfort with the organizational environment and the external environ,ent
Fit
The practice of matching machines to worker requirements
Ergonomics
Injuries caused by repetitive motions over prolonged periods of time
Cumulative trauma disorders
The most frequent cumulative trauma disorder; it occurs when frequent wrist bending results in swelling, leading to a pinched nerve
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Any formal departure from the traditional hours of work excluding shift work and staggered work hours
Modified work schedule
A full-time work schedule that allows 40 hours of work in less than five days
Compressed workweek
An arrangement with one’s employer to use a computer to perform work at home or in a satellite office
Telecommuting
A work arrangement in which two people who work part-time share one job
Job Sharing
Modified work schedule offered by about two-thirds of employers
Part-time
Part-time or temporary employees who are not members of the employer’s permanent workforce
Contingent workers
Provide coverage during nonstandard hours
Shift Work
A way of organizing work so that frontline workers participate in decisions that have an impact on their jobs and the wider organization
High-performance work system
