Question

Carlos Landry finds he has less and less energy to go to work each day. On average he misses two days a week. Carlos may be suffering from boredom, which is one negative side effect of job :
A. rotation
B. enrichment
C. specialization
D. enlargement
E. enhancement

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Job specialization

Explanation:

Employees boredom is one of the disadvantages of job specialization

Job specialization: This can be defined as a situation where an employee focuses on a particular skills or job position in order to become an expert.

Job specialization is as a result of division of labor. Division of labor is the sharing of roles or functions among employees in a firm so as to Improve productivity.

When a particular role is assigned to an employee for a long period of time, the employee becomes an expert as a result of that.

Advantages of job specialization

• Workers produce more when they occupy a specific role.

• Job specialization leads to time saving in production because employees have become masters in their role

• More expertise is developed through job specialization

Disadvantages of job specialization

• Continuous performance of a particular role might lead to boredom of the employee

• There is fear of job security for the workers. They often wonder what will happen if a firm finds a replacement for them.