The term 'job enlargement' means?

Correct answer: C. assigning additional activities for workers

  • A. redesigning jobs for workers
  • B. moving workers from one job to the other
  • C. assigning additional activities for workers
  • D. none of aboveHuman Resources

Explanation

Job enlargement expands a job horizontally by assigning additional tasks at roughly the same level of responsibility. Moving an employee between jobs is job rotation, not enlargement.

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