Which action adds meaningful, challenging tasks to a job to boost motivation and responsibility?

• A. Job enrichment
• B. Job enlargement
• C. Span of Control
• D. Fringe benefits

Answer: (A)

Job enrichment means making a job more meaningful by adding tasks that are more challenging and by giving the worker greater autonomy and responsibility. This taps into intrinsic motivation—the desire to feel a sense of achievement and control over one’s work—so people put in more effort and take pride in what they do. The important distinction is that enrichment changes the depth of the job, not just its quantity; workers get to plan, solve problems, and make decisions, which increases engagement and responsibility.

Fringe benefits are extra perks and don’t change how the work is designed. Span of control is about how many people a manager supervises, not about improving a single job’s content. Job enlargement adds more tasks but does not necessarily raise the level of challenge or responsibility, so it’s less likely to boost motivation in the same way.