The technical system. The technology of an organization can limit job enrichment
by constraining the number of ways jobs can be changed. For example, long-linked
technology like that found on an assembly line can be highly programmed and
standardized, thus limiting the amount of employee discretion that is possible.
Technology also may set an “enrichment ceiling.” Some types of work, such as
continuous-process production systems, may be naturally enriched so there is little
more that can be gained from a job enrichment intervention.