MGMT1135 Quiz: MGMT1135_ JOB DESIGN
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The jcm was developed by hackman and oldham. It says that we can describe any job in terms of five core job dimension. The degree to which a job requires a variety of different activities, so that the worker can use a number of skills and talent. For example, the work of a motor mechanic who services and repairs prestigious european cars and interact with customers scores high on skill variety. In contrast, a spray painter who spray paints on cars 8 hours a day scores low on this dimension. The degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work. A cabinet-maker who designs a piece of furniture, selects the wood, builds the object and finishes it to perfection has job scores high on task identity. In contrast, if a worker just operates a factory lathe solely to make table legs will scores low on this dimension.
