Job enlargement can be used to motivate workers. Image credit framepool.com

Job enlargement can be used to motivate workers. Image credit framepool.com

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Non Financial Motivation: Job enlargement

  • A job design technique in which the number of tasks associated with a job is increased
  • and the appropriate training provided to
  • to add greater variety to activities, thus reducing monotony
  • Only horizontal/related  tasks are added to the job
  • This results in the job being more challenging to the employee
  • It increases the wholeness of the job and thus motivates a worker during the job
  • It can also result in a multi skilled workforce
  • It allows employees to have a greater picture of the organisations activities

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