Repercussion of Job Design on Employee Motivation and Performance

Organizations encounter the challenge of ensuring that the jobs are designed identifying the skills and motivation factors of employees. It is essential to design jobs so that stress can be reduced, motivation can be enhanced, and satisfaction of employees and their performance can be improved so that organizations can effectively compete in the global marketplace. The nature and characteristics of employees’ work have a great impact on worker motivation and the way they perform at work. The present study aims to identify the key issues of job design research and practice. To provide the context for the account that follows, the researcher first takes a backward glance at job design. A conceptual framework has been proposed to show the construct of job design by job rotation, job enrichment and job enlargement and relationship of job design with employee performance. Then a brief description about the approaches to job design with emphasis on the job characteristics approach is discussed. The research study mainly focuses on understanding the role of job design on employee motivation and the subsequent impact on their productivity. The findings indicate that positive correlation exists between job design, motivation and performance of employees.