Question

Tommy is from a small town and quit high school to get married. He and his wife have five kids, and his wife stays home with the children. Tommy is a hard worker and strives to provide for his family, although his skills are limited. Tommy has been a butcher for his entire career. He has been with his present company, a large retail grocer, for the past six years performing the same job. There are twelve people in the meat department, and each one specializes in cutting certain types of meat. Tommy's job is to cut ribeye steaks. Cutting ribeye steaks is very precise and requires holding and using a knife in the same way every day. This requirement has started to cause Tommy pain in his right hand. Although Tommy still likes his work, he is getting a little bored of the repetition and is bothered by the pain.
Suppose that Tommy takes a workplace personality quiz that shows that he is highly creative. Store managers decide to transfer him to the produce department, where he is trained in cutting produce and displaying it on the shelves. Which approach to job design best characterizes this scenario?(A) the perceptual-motor approach(B) the motivational approach(C) the ergonomic approach(D) the mechanistic approach(E) the biological approach

Answer 1

Answer:

The motivational approach.

Explanation:

Perceptual-motor approach: this approach focuses on the mental capabilities and limitations of people. The aim of this approach is to design jobs in a way that ensures that a person's mental capabilities and limitations are not exceeded.

Motivational approach:  the motivational approach is the approach of motivating employees through giving them meaningful, enriching jobs which lead to satisfaction. They are placed in their jobs because of the skills and talents that they have. Some are given the responsibility to do complete jobs. Some are motivated by the significance of the task and also the freedom to be able to perform that task. They also get direct feedback about their performance.

Ergonomic approach: this is the process of improving work for employees by removing risk factors, taking into account their physical capabilities and limitations. It is making the job safe for employees.

Mechanistic approach: is the approach of looking at jobs based on tasks done and repetitive movements.

Biological approach: this approach focuses on the physical factors of a job. It focuses on ways to eliminate or limit injuries and other physical problems that might happen in the workplace.

The approach used on Tommy is the motivational approach because he was not moved because of the pain or boredom but he was moved after taking a test that showed them that he is creative while the job he currently held didn't give him a chance to show his creativity and so he was moved where he could become creative in the way that he displayed the produce, which would be meaningful to him.