Assignment will assess Competency 3. Analyze the importance of attitudes and motivation in relation to job satisfaction and performance.

Directions: Compare and contrast job design approaches and their relevance to an employee's job performance. Identify and discuss the five core job characteristics in the Job Characteristics Model, and describe the three strategies for improving employee motivation through job design. Describe and share a workplace experience when you participated in job design practices, which focuses on increasing work efficiency and employee motivation. What were the advantages and disadvantages to this process? What were the outcomes?

Using APA 6th edition format, write a 2-page paper and cite your sources of information (at least three) at the end of your paper. For help with APA Citation, review the Library's APA Formatting & Style page, which contains a tutorial and handouts to help with APA style formatting.

One of the three required citations may be from the McShane and Von Glinow textbook. However, at least one of the remaining two citations should come from the NAU Online Library. You will need to conduct independent research using databases contained in the Business Databases Subject Guide on the NAU Online Library. If you decide to use an external website, review the Finding Credible Websites tutorial.

Also one of the references has to be from this textbook....
Organizational Behavior by McShane and Von Glinow