The Hackman and Oldham Job Characteristics Model explains how job design affects motivation, proposing that core job characteristics (skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback) lead to desirable psychological states (meaningfulness, responsibility, and knowledge of resu...
The Hackman and Oldham Job Characteristics Model explains how job design affects motivation, proposing that core job characteristics (skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback) lead to desirable psychological states (meaningfulness, responsibility, and knowledge of results), which in turn drive positive personal outcomes.
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NADAR SARASWATHI COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE Submitted by G.Keerthika II M.Sc (cs) Organizational behaviour best method of Staff Selection motivation The Oldham
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