The document discusses various ways to motivate employees through job design and rewards. It describes the job characteristics model which proposes jobs can be defined by skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback. These characteristics impact an employee's knowledge, meaningfulness, and responsibility. The document also discusses job redesign, alternate work arrangements like flexible time and telecommuting, employee involvement, and intrinsic and extrinsic rewards like pay structures, bonuses, and benefits.