Giving employees greater responsibility and recognition by vertically extending their work role is called?

• A. Job rotation
• B. Job enrichment
• C. Motivated
• D. Payment by results

Answer: (B)

Job enrichment focuses on increasing the depth of a job by adding responsibilities and giving more autonomy, so employees have greater control over planning and decision-making. By vertically extending a role, workers gain recognition and a sense of achievement as they handle more complex tasks and take ownership of outcomes. This aligns with the idea of making the job more meaningful and motivating. Therefore, giving employees greater responsibility and recognition by expanding their work role is job enrichment. The other options don’t fit: rotating tasks is job rotation, which broadens rather than deepens the role; payment by results is about pay linked to output; “motivated” isn’t a job design term.