Title: Job Design: Definition, Approaches, Techniques
Headings: Job Design: Definition, Approaches, Techniques
Job Design: Definition, Approaches, Techniques
Definition of Job Design
Features of Good Job Design
Factors Affecting Job Design
1. Organizational Factors
2. Environmental Factors
3. Behavioral Factors
Benefits of Job Design
Employee Input
Employee Training
Work / Rest Schedules
Adjustments
Techniques of Job Design (Describe job design as an organizational tool)
1. Job Simplification
2. Job Rotation
3. Job Enlargement
4. Job Enrichment
5. Job Reengineering
Approaches to Job Design
Human Approach
Engineering Approach
Job Characteristics Approach
Issues in Job Design
Telecommuting / Work from Home
Job Sharing
Flexi-Working Hours
Alternative Work-Patterns
Techno-stress
Task Revision
Considerations to be Made in Job Designing.
Job content
Organizational responsibilities

Content: Organizational culture determines the way tasks are carried out at the workplace. Practices are methods or standards laid out for carrying out a certain task. These practices often affect the job design, especially when the practices are not aligned to the interests of the unions. 2. Environmental Factors
Environmental factors affect job design to a considerable extent. These factors include both the internal as well as external factors. They include factors like employee skills and abilities, their availability, and their socio-economic and cultural prospects. Employee availability and abilities: Employee skills, abilities, and time of availability play a crucial role while designing jobs. The above-mentioned factors of employees who will perform the job are taken into consideration.