Which concept focuses on improving motivation by increasing decision-making freedom and task significance?

Which concept focuses on improving motivation by increasing decision-making freedom and task significance?

• A. Job enrichment
• B. Job rotation
• C. Job enlargement
• D. Fringe benefits

Answer: (A)

Designing work to boost motivation by giving people more control over how they do it and by making their tasks feel meaningful is what job enrichment is about. It adds decision-making freedom (autonomy) and task significance, so employees sense their work has real impact, which boosts intrinsic motivation and job satisfaction. This stands apart from other ideas: rotating tasks changes duties to reduce monotony but doesn’t necessarily increase responsibility; enlarging the number of tasks at the same level can raise workload without adding empowerment; fringe benefits provide rewards outside the job itself and don’t change how the work is designed.

Designing work to boost motivation by giving people more control over how they do it and by making their tasks feel meaningful is what job enrichment is about. It adds decision-making freedom (autonomy) and task significance, so employees sense their work has real impact, which boosts intrinsic motivation and job satisfaction. This stands apart from other ideas: rotating tasks changes duties to reduce monotony but doesn’t necessarily increase responsibility; enlarging the number of tasks at the same level can raise workload without adding empowerment; fringe benefits provide rewards outside the job itself and don’t change how the work is designed.