Abstract
This paper analysed the effects of job enrichment on employee’s psychological state in Universities of Tanzania: A case of Sokoine University of Agriculture. A case study research design was adopted and a total sample size of 104 respondents was selected through quota and judgmental sampling techniques. The findings show that job enrichment improves job satisfaction. But at SUA job enrichment is suited to senior staff than junior staff. For that matter job enrichment should balance the differences effectively blend the five job characteristics which are task identity, task variety, task significance, autonomy and job feedback with other hygiene factors to suit the special needs of their employees. The study recommends that job enrichment necessitates empowerment and supervision for junior staff, and match the salary and other incentives of workers. Moreover, it can be inferred that similar situation prevail in universities of Tanzania, however, further the study on job enrichment phenomenon in other universities in Tanzania should be conducted. Keywords: Job enrichment and psychological state DOI: 10.7176/JESD/13-10-06 Publication date: May 31 st 2022
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