Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Business Studies

Chapter

Directing

Question:

Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Tina is a Chief Operating Officer in a company. She is responsible for welfare and survival of her organisation, so she continuously make efforts for the upliftment of her organisation. She has started various types of rewards like bonus, co-partnership and job enrichment for those employees who achieve their targets efficiently. Due to this step, her subordinates act in a desired manner to achieve organisational goals. She also applies her ability to maintain good inter personal relations. She does not believe in the use of power unless it is absolutely essential so she give high degree of independence to her subordinates. After all these efforts of Tina her company is growing rapidly.

‘Job enrichment’ is an example of:

Options:

Financial Incentive

Leadership

Non Financial Incentive

Supervision

Correct Answer:

Non Financial Incentive

Explanation:

Non financial incentives provide social and psychological satisfaction. These include status, promotion, responsibility, job enrichment, job recognition, job security, employee participation, delegation, empowerment etc.

Job enrichment is concerned with designing jobs that include greater variety of work content, require higher level of knowledge and skill; give workers more autonomy and responsibility; and provide the opportunity for personal growth and a meaningful work experience. If jobs are enriched and made interesting, the job itself becomes a source of motivation to the individual.