Task autonomy
Task autonomy is the individual's freedom to design their own work, following on from time sovereignty that has already been granted . The term work autonomy is used synonymously. In contrast to working hours, there is no sovereignty for the tasks in dependent activity, the commitment to a job always remains.
In a narrower sense, task autonomy denotes the possibility of independently dividing up the chosen working time at the given location, even without location sovereignty, but with time sovereignty, i.e. determining what is done when and in which order, with the selection of tasks based on the existing orders already issued remains limited.
Concept formation
Task autonomy does not create task sovereignty. In services in particular, orders determine what tasks have to be done. There is also a specific distribution of roles and suitable teams for the existing workforce . In the task autonomy, the individual employee uses these options:
- choose tasks from a total set,
- To chain individual tasks in a preferred order,
- To initiate cooperation in the team and
- actively coordinate the meeting of the required roles at an agreed time.
Importance for the organization of work
Task autonomy is considered subordinate by employee representatives and sociologists; they first consider the autonomous determination of working hours, especially in shift work. In order to enforce deeper freedoms, lobbyists and scientists often lack the detailed knowledge of litigation. In addition, employers and work organizers tend to lack sufficient knowledge of motivational theory from psychology.
Work organization and organizational culture
Task autonomy is a feature of the workflow design in the sense of self-organization for the sequence and chaining of the individual tasks in commissioned services. The task autonomy is therefore not applicable for tasks of machine supervision and cycle-linked chaining.
The degree of task autonomy of employees depends primarily on the work organization. This applies to the spatial distribution of the workplaces, especially in mobile work, and even more so to the supply of information to the executing employees.
Information supply requirements
The task autonomy has a strongly dispositive character. Correspondingly, the basis for the individual planning decisions is valid and solid information. The moment of the decision requires valid information, which must be sufficiently detailed so that the executor can make his disposition appropriately and in accordance with the order.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Company time management - conditions for time autonomy using the example of trust-based working time
- ↑ Designing Motivating Jobs ( Memento of the original dated December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Motivating Performance ( Memento of the original from March 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Effects of Task Autonomy on Performance: An Extended Model Considering Motivational, Informational, and Structural Mechanisms
