BU354 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Rishi, Job Performance, Job Design
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An organizaion consists of several employees who perform various tasks. The relaionships between people and tasks must be structured so that the organizaion achieves its strategic goals in an eicient and efecive manner through a moivated and engaged workforce. Organizaional structure the formal relaionships among jobs in an organizaion. Organizaion chart a snapshot of the irm, depicing the organizaion"s structure in chart form at a paricular point in ime. Highly specialized jobs with narrowly deined job descripions. Broadly deined jobs, with general job descripions. Job design the process of systemaically organizing work into tasks that are required to perform a speciic job. Job a group of related aciviies and duies, held by a single employee or a number of incumbents. Posiion the collecion of tasks and responsibiliies performed by one person. Work simpliicaion can increase operaing eiciency in a stable environment and may be very appropriate in seings employing individuals with intellectual disabiliies or those lacking educaion and training.
