Evan has been a staff accountant for 5 years. During his time with the firm six other accountants have been added to the team who all report to an Accounting Manager, Irene. Irene's job is going to require her to travel more so she has decided to make Evan a senior staff accountant and have him supervise the team of staff accountants in her absence. In regard to Jim's new role, this is an example of:

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Job enrichment involves increasing the level of responsibility, autonomy, and ownership an employee has over their work. By promoting Evan to senior staff accountant and giving him the responsibility of supervising the team of staff accountants, Irene is enriching Evan's job by increasing his level of responsibility and control over his work. This is different from job enlargement, which involves adding more tasks to an employee's current job, and job rotation, which involves moving an employee through different jobs or roles within the organization. Participation and job specialization are not relevant to this scenario.

Evan Has Been a Staff Accountant for 5 Years