HRM and the Design of Work

Work design is defined which focuses on how tasks and procedures allocated within working environment and ensure its suit and linked with the attributes of the employee.

In another term it’s a process to uplift the productivity and efficiency within the organizational performance while setting proper work arrangement to eliminate employee dissatisfaction and maximize their commitment by offering non- monetary rewards are fully influenced to them to increase the flexibility and responsibility.

Job design used several techniques such as Job enlargement, job enrichment, job rotations, job simplification (Anon., n.d.)

While designing the job, following factors need to be considered.

• -          Clear tasks
• -          Level of motivation
• -          Amount of resources
• -          Rewards

There different approaches in Job design

• -          The mechanistic approach – Specialization, Skill diversity, Autonomous work method
• -          The motivational approach – Decision making, Task significance, Interdependence
• -          The biological approach – Physical demands, ergonomics, work conditions
• -          The perceptual approach -Job complexity, information processing, equipment usage

Factors affecting to the Job design

• -          Characteristics of job – Job range need to analyses, Jib depth need to get understand and Job relationship need to transparent and effectiveness
• -          Characteristics of task structure -  Planning, executing and controlling
• -          Process of intrinsic motivation
• -          Implications of team activities

Work design or Job design are mainly focus on the entire process that the employee as value additional asset to the organizational achievements which is impacts on quality, Speed, Flexibility, Inter-dependency, Health & safety, Work life balance & its quality.

Smart working also key trend in today’s context which is refers to highly focusing on the creativity and looking for other ways to do the thing easier and faster.This is mainly aims to the efficiency and effectiveness takes through the collaboration of flexibility,autonomy & integration.

Characteristics of Smart working

• -          Self-management
• -          Work as groups or teams
• -          Flexible working hours and conditions
• -          Usage of more technology
• -          High trust working relationship
• -          Alignment to the business objectives which SMART

Lean Manufacturing

A systematic approach in identifying and eliminating waste or non-value-added activities through continuous improvement by making products on time with best quality & lowest cost.

Lean culture of an organization is how its leadership inspires competent and willing people to emotionally engage in continuous improvement activities.

Journey to success through Lean manufacturing, we could use lot of Lean tools such as 5s & visual factory, Standard works, Work load balancing, Error proofing , PDCA ( Plan-Do-Check-Act) for systematic problem solving.

Organizations could get much more benefits when they apply this Lean manufacturing to their organizations such as,

• Cultural change – Thinking way
• Mutual trust & respect
• Flexible, Highly motivated & capable workforce
• Development – Individual & Organizational
• Leadership
• Recognition
• Reduction of lead time
• Improved quality
• Better utilization of resources (Man, Machines & Space)

References

Anon., n.d. businessdictionary.com. [Online] 

Available at: http://www.whatishumanresource.com/job-design