This article throws light upon the three main alternatives to traditional work schedules. The alternatives are: 1. The Compressed Work Week 2. Flexible Work Schedules 3. Job Sharing. Alternative # 1. The Compressed Work Week: The compressed work week is a work schedule in which the employee works 40 hours in fewer than five days. The typical arrangement is for [...]
This article throws light upon the four main alternatives to work specialisation. The alternatives are: 1. Job Rotation 2. Job Enlargement 3. Job Enrichment 4. Job Design. Alternative # 1. Job Rotation: It involves systematically moving employees from one job to another. Fig. 11.5 shows a typical job rotation arrangement. The jobs themselves do not change; rather the worker moves [...]
After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Meaning of Staffing 2. Nature of Staffing 3. Need 4. Importance. Meaning of Staffing: After organising the business operations, staffing involves matching the jobs with people. While organising creates jobs, staffing makes people suitable to jobs. Staffing deals with appointing people and placing them at the appropriate jobs. It is "filling, [...]