Edmund found that the longer he worked in the accounting department at Big Guy Supermarket,the more his job grew bigger and more challenging.Which of the following types of job design techniques best describes the way Edmund's job is being designed?
A) job simplification
B) job enrichment
C) work teams
D) job characteristics model

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Job enrichment involves designing a job to add more meaningful tasks, autonomy, and responsibility to the employee's role, which results in a more challenging and satisfying job. Edmund's job is growing more significant and challenging, indicating that he is likely experiencing job enrichment. The other options are not applicable as job simplification involves reducing the number of tasks in a job, work teams involve group-based job structures, and the job characteristics model is a framework for designing jobs that meet specific criteria.

Edmund Found That the Longer He Worked in the Accounting