Application of principles of job design. An approach is advocated in which each situation is considered in relation to certain guiding principles. Unique solutions are identified, tailored to the needs of both the organization and the individuals concerned, both managers and workers.
Consideration is given to the particular context in which the work is to be undertaken.
Economic factors as well as social factors have to be considered. In this section we will consider ways in which the design criteria proposed in the previous sections can be employed in the design process. Attention will be given specifically to the psychological needs of workers and how they may be met but the technical aspects of design in which the normal techniques of industrial engineering and organization and methods are employed will not be considered here. The first step in the design process is to specify the design principles to be applied in the particular situation. This first step requires those responsible for the design to form a view about the skills, abilities, needs and motivation of job incumbents.