Meaning & use
job enlargement
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Meaning
noununcountablebusiness
Giving a worker extra tasks of a similar level to make a job less repetitive.
Grammar: Uncountable: job enlargement reduces boredom, not a job enlargement.
Patterns
- job enlargement for someone
- introduce job enlargement
The factory introduced job enlargement so workers could do several steps.
Job enlargement may reduce boredom, but it can also increase workload.
Through job enlargement, the receptionist also handled scheduling.
Common combinations
- introduce job enlargement
- The firm introduced job enlargement to reduce turnover.
- job enlargement and job enrichment
- Job enlargement and job enrichment are different strategies.
- benefits of job enlargement
- The benefits of job enlargement include variety.
- job enlargement programme
- The job enlargement programme added tasks for staff.
Synonyms and how they differ
- job enrichment
- Job enrichment adds responsibility and decision-making, while job enlargement only adds more tasks of similar level.
- job rotation
- Job rotation moves workers between different jobs over time, rather than adding tasks to one job.
- multitasking
- Multitasking is doing several things at once, not a formal redesign of a job.
Opposites
Word family
- enlarge verb
- to make bigger
- enlargement noun
- the act of making larger
- job enrichment noun
- adding responsibility to a role
- job rotation noun
- moving staff between roles
Commonly confused: job enlargement or job enrichment?
job enlargement vs job enrichment
Job enrichment gives more control and responsibility; job enlargement gives more tasks at the same level.
Practice
A cashier also stocks shelves and answers phones to reduce boredom. This is an example of ___.
Choose one answer.
Adding similar tasks to one role is job enlargement. Rotation moves between roles, enrichment adds responsibility, and sharing splits one job.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “job enlargement”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.