job enrichment definition

job enrichment

Job design technique that is a variation on job enlargement concept. Job enrichment adds new sources of job satisfaction by increasing the level of responsibility of the employee. It is a vertical restructuring method in that it gives the employee additional authority, autonomy, and control over the way the job is accomplished. Also called job enhancement or vertical job expansion.

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