John, a supervisor in a tea manufacturing company, observes that the employees are not happy with their jobs as they find it monotonous. They get bored of doing the same thing every day. John tries to deal with this problem by combining two or three tasks that were previously done by different employees and allotting a single person to perform the task. The method employed by John to increase the task variety is called job _____.
A) sharing
B) rotation
C) simplification
D) enrichment
E) enlargement

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John is using job enlargement, which involves increasing the variety of tasks that an employee performs. By combining tasks, he is making the job more varied and potentially more interesting for the employees.

John, a Supervisor in a Tea Manufacturing Company, Observes That