Rather than only doing one simple task, the workers may perform three or four simple tasks. The company might implement job enlargement by increasing the number of responsibilities assigned to the workers rather than having one employee retrieve the necessary items from the shelves and a different employee packaging the items. For example, the company might have the same employee do both tasks. There is evidence that job enlargement improves worker satisfaction and productivity may increase. Job Enrichment Job enrichment simple means increasing job satisfaction by using such intrinsic factors as achievement, recognition, and the work itself of enforcing extrinsic factors such as company policy and supervision.
Job enrichment has four major features.
Each employee is made responsible for a complete unit of work. Each employee is accountable to the customer. The work should be designed to provide feedback to the employee. Employee should have greater opportunities to make decisions regarding their work. Through job enrichment employees will feel more dignity and security, and is result, their work will increase after their jobs are enriched.