Question

Matt, a new junior lawyer at a law firm, was closely supervised and monitored by Juan, a senior lawyer. Juan reviewed everything that Matt did and made modifications to Matt's work. However, lately, Juan has stopped monitoring Matt and supervising his work. He has also given Matt the freedom to make decisions related to his work. The given scenario is an example of _____.

a. job rotation
b. job enrichment
c. job embeddedness
d. job enlargement

Answer 1

Correct option is (b)

Step-by-step explanation:

Job enrichment is a motivational tool used by managers to enhance employee job satisfaction. Job enrichment can be done in many ways like giving promotions, additional responsibilities or transfer the employee to his desired location.

Here, Juan allowed Matt to make decisions and stopped supervising him. This is one of the methods of job enrichment as they are means to give Matt greater satisfaction at work.