Elaine is very good at what she does, but she is constantly stressed by internal deadlines to co-workers, obligatory meetings, and time lost in unrelated idle cubicle chatter. Today, after a meeting with her supervisor, she has been given more responsibility for her work, is able to set her own deadlines, decline attendance to various department meetings, and telecommute two days a week. Elaine's boss is using which of the following organizational strategies to reduce her stress?
A) job redesign
B) organizational communication
C) employee involvement
D) organizational development
E) wellness

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Job redesign involves altering the content, tasks, and responsibilities of a job to increase employee satisfaction and reduce stress. By allowing Elaine to set her own deadlines, decline meetings, and telecommute, her boss is redesigning her job to better fit her needs and reduce sources of stress.

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