AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Motivating staff by giving them additional challenging tasks or responsibility is known as
A
Job rotation
B
Delegation
C
Job enrichment
D
Job enlargement
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Job enrichment is a strategy used to motivate employees by giving them increased responsibility and variety in their jobs. The idea is to allow employees to have more control over their work. By doing so, one can tap into their natural desire to do a good job and contribute to the overall goals of the company.

Detailed explanation-2: -While job enlargement is considered as horizontal restructuring method, job enrichment is considered as vertical restructuring method of moral excellence of giving the employee additional authority, autonomy, and control over the way the job is accomplished. Also called job enhancement or vertical job expansion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Job enrichment is a process that can be used to increase the satisfaction and motivation of employees in their jobs. It involves adding variety and new challenges to a job, as well as increasing the level of decision-making and responsibility that employees have in their work.

Detailed explanation-4: -Job enhancement is when an employee is given new responsibilities or tasks that give him/her the opportunity to develop his/her skills or abilities. For example, a cashier at a grocery store could be taught how to prepare the weekly work schedule.

Detailed explanation-5: -Job enrichment is a management concept that involves redesigning jobs so that they’re more challenging to the employee and have less repetitive work. The concept is based on a 1968 Harvard Business Review article by psychologist Frederick Herzberg titled ‘’One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees?”

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