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Umstot, Denis – NSPI Journal, 1979
Shows how jobs can be designed so that both satisfaction and performance result. Five satisfaction-oriented and five performance-oriented implementing concepts are discussed and summarized in tables. (Author/JD)
Descriptors: Job Development, Job Performance, Job Satisfaction, Job Simplification
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Martelli, Joseph T. – Journal of Epsilon Pi Tau, 1982
Presents a critique of Taylor's scientific management theory and the negative consequences of work simplification. Compares this method with Maslow's, Herzberg's, and Thorsrud's theories of motivation, and contrasts the experiences of General Motors' application of Taylor's model and General Foods' application of Thorsrud's. (SK)
Descriptors: Assembly (Manufacturing), Behavior Theories, Job Development, Job Satisfaction