DESIGNING THE JOB TO MOTIVATE

• NCJ Number: 37793
• Journal: FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Volume: 45 Issue: 11 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1976) Pages: 3-7
• Author(s): T J BAKER
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE THESIS OF THIS PAPER IS THAT THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO MOTIVATE EMPLOYEES IS BY STRUCTURING THEIR JOBS SO THEY GENERATE A SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT.

Abstract

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE CURRENTLY POSTULATES THAT ONE SET OF FACTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR JOB DISSATISFACTION, WHILE A DIFFERENT SET IS RESPONSIBLE FOR JOB SATISFACTION. THE FORMER SET IS COMPOSED OF SITUATIONAL FACTORS (PAY RATES, WORKING CONDITIONS, INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS, ETC.) WHILE THE LATTER IS COMPOSED OF MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS (ACCOMPLISHMENTS, RECOGNITION, SKILLS, ETC.). FOR OPTIMUM MOTIVATION, THE JOB SHOULD BE STRUCTURED NOT ONLY TO MINIMIZE DISSATISFACTION BUT TO MAXIMIZE SATISFACTION. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IN POLICE WORK IS THE TEAM POLICING CONCEPT BY WHICH THE PATROL OFFICER MAY ACHIEVE A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT BY FOLLOWING THROUGH IN INVESTIGATIONS.