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Learning Objectives for Chapter Fifteen
To understand the principle characteristics of employee involvement interventions
To understand the three predominant applications of employee involvement
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Employee Involvement
Employee involvement seeks to increase members’ input into decisions that affect organization performance and employee well-being.
Employee involvement (EI) is the broad term for diverse approaches to gain greater participation in relevant workplace decisions.
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Employee Involvement
Consider how these issues relate to Employee Involvement at Keller?
Leadership
Intrapreneurship
Organizational commitment
Job satisfaction
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Employee Involvement
Power
Extent to which influence and authority are pushed down into the organization
Information
Extent to which relevant information is shared with members
Knowledge and Skills
Extent to which members have relevant skills and knowledge and opportunities to gain them
Rewards
Extent to which opportunities for internal and external rewards are tied to effectiveness
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Job Characteristics Model
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Core Job Dimensions
Critical Psychological States
Personal & Work Outcomes
Job Characteristics Model
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Skill Variety
Task Identity
Task Significance
Autonomy
Feedback
Meaningfulness
Responsibility
Knowledge of Results
Internal Work Motivation
High Work Perf
High Satisfaction
Low Absence
Low Turnover
EI and Productivity
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Employee
Involvement
Intervention
Improved
Communication
and Coordination
Improved
Motivation
Improved
Capabilities
Improved
Productivity
Secondary Effects of EI on Productivity
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Employee
Involvement
Intervention
Productivity
Productivity
Employee
Well-being and
Satisfaction
Attraction and
Retention
A.S.A. Framework?
High Involvement Organization Features
Flat, lean organization structures
Enriched work designs
Open information systems
Sophisticated selection and career systems
Extensive training programs
Advanced reward systems
Participatively designed personnel practices
Conducive physical layouts
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Employee Involvement Application 15
Discuss how the interventions/changes you are making in KTI lead to high Employee Involvement.
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