JOB ENLARGEMENT VS JOB ENRICHMENT

Ø  JOB ENLARGEMENT VS JOB ENRICHMENT
ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

• MEANING OF JOB ENLARGEMENT

1. REFERS TO ENLARGING THE RANGE OF TASKS IN A JOB TO MAKE IT MORE BROAD BASED
2. STRATEGY ADOPTED BY MANY MANAGERS TO REDUCE THE ILL EFFECTS OF DIVISION OF LABOUR
3. INVOLVES THE EXPANSION OF THE SCOPE AND WIDTH OF THE JOB BY MEANS OF HORIZONTAL LOADING OF CERTAIN CLOSELY RELATED OPERATIONS.
4. ADDITIONAL TASKS OR DUTIES DO NOT REQUIRE NEW SKILLS BUT CAN BE PERFORMED WITH THE SAME SKILLS

• HERZBERG,”JOB ENLARGEMENT SIMPLY ADDING ZERO TO ZERO MEANING THAT ONE SET OF BORING TASKS( ZERO) IS SIMPLY ADDED TO ANOTHER SET OF BORING TASKS(ZERO)
• OBJECTIVE OF JOB ENLARGEMENT

1. TO INCREASE VARIETY
2. LENGTHEN WORK CYCLE TIME
3. PROVIDE WHOLENESS AND IDENTIFY WITH THE TASK

• INCREASES THE KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO PERFORM

• JOB ENRICHMENT

1. IMPLIES INCREASING THE CONTENTS OF JOB OR
2. DELIBERATE UPGRADING OF RESPONSIBILITY,SCOPE AND CHALLENGE IN WORK
3. IT IS MOTIVATIONAL TECHNIQUE WHICH HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR CHALLENGING AND INTERESTING WORK
4. IT LEADS TO A VERTICALLY ENHANCED JOB BY ADDING FUNCTIONS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS,MAKING IT CONTAIN MORE VARIETY AND CHALLENGE AND OFFER AUTONOMY AND PRIDE TO THE JOB HOLDER

• JOB ENRICHMENT SHOULD COVER

1. SUFFICIENT FREEDOM TO EMPLOYEES IN DECIDING ABOUT WORK METHODS,SPEED AND SEQUENCE
2. ADDITION OF NEW TASKS
3. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
4. MORE PARTICIPATION
5. PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THE EMPLOYEE
6. ELIMINATING DISSATISFYING TASKS FROM JOB

• MERITS

1. MAKES THE WORK INTERESTING
2. REDUCES THE RATE OF ABSENTEEISM AND LABOUR TURNOVER
3. PROVIDE MOTIVATION
4. MAKES TASK ENFORCEMENT EASY AND INCREASES THE SKILLS OF WORKERS
5. HIGHER JOB SATISFACTION
6. THE ENTERPRISE GAIN THROUGH IMPROVEMENT QUANTITATIVELY AND QUALITATIVELY

• LIMITATIONS OF JOB ENRICHMENT

1. TECHNOLOGY MAY NOT PERMIT THE ENRICHMENT OF ALL THE JOBS
2. COSTLY PROCESS IN CERTAIN CASES
3. NO LINK BETWEEN CHALLENGING AND SATISFACTION OF THE JOB
4. WORKERS MAY AVOID RESPONSIBILITIES
5. LACK OF REQUISITE CAPABILITY

• JOB ENLARGEMENT V JOB ENRICHMENT
• JOB ENLARGEMENT

1. EXPANSION OF THE RANGE OF TASKS IN A JOB
2. ADDITION OF TASK OF THE SAME NATURE
3. TO REDUCE THE BOREDOM
4. MAY NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SKILL
5. DOES NOT REDUCE THE REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECTION AND CONTROL

• JOB ENRICHMENT

1. IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF A JOB IN TERMS OF INTRINSIC WORTH
2. VERTICAL LOADING OF FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE JOB
3. TO MAKE THE JOB VERY CHALLENGING
4. MORE AUTONOMY
5. ADDITIONAL SKILL
6. SELF DIRECTION AND CONTROL