Learning Objectives
After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
8-1 Describe how the job characteristics model motivates by changing the work environment.
8-2 Compare the main ways jobs can be redesigned.
8-3 Explain how specific alternative work arrangements can motivate employees.
8-4 Describe how employee involvement measures can motivate employees.
8-5 Demonstrate how the different types of variable-pay programs can increase employee motivation.
8-6 Show how flexible benefits turn benefits into motivators.
8-7 Identify the motivational benefits of intrinsic rewards.
Questions For review
8-1 How does the job characteristics model motivate individuals?
8-2 What are the major ways that jobs can be redesigned?
8-3 What are the motivational benefits of the specific alternative work arrangements?
8-4 How can employee involvement measure to motivate employees?
8-5 How can the different types of variable-pay programs increase employee motivation?
8-6 How can flexible benefits motivate employees?
8-7 What are the motivational benefits of intrinsic rewards?