Job Design and Performance of City Accounting Employees

Abstract

Job design is vital in sustaining and increasing motivation and productivity in local government. It is a way of understanding and organizing the entire job. The general objective of the study was to determine the job design and job performance of employees in the City Accounting Office. Specifically, it aimed to determine the job-related profile of employees; determine the job design; ascertain the level of performance; correlate job design and job- related profile and correlate job performance and job-related profile of the employees. In order to gain a depth knowledge required for the study, the researcher utilized the descriptive research design with 60 respondents who were selected through random sampling. Data were gathered through survey questionnaires which are organized, analyzed and interpreted. Findings showed that employees job design measurement are highly influential in working outcomes that lead to a very satisfactory performance level of employees in the City Accounting Office. Moreover, findings also revealed that there is no significant relationship between job design and job-related profile of the employees and no significant relationship between job performance and job-related profile of the employees. The result, in general, concludes that employees show mastery and knowledge toward their job as the office employs a job model through diversified and flexible workflows. Keywords: job design, local government, motivation, productivity