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What is the job characteristics model?

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Question added by Saifeldin Osman Ali , Human Resources Consultant , Aldoha investment CO LTD Sudan
Date Posted: 2016/03/29
Saifeldin Osman Ali
by Saifeldin Osman Ali , Human Resources Consultant , Aldoha investment CO LTD Sudan

There are three fundamental characteristics shared by all jobs:

1. Job range – the number of operations a job holder performs to complete a task.

2. Job depth – the amount of discretion a job holder has to decide job activities and job

outcomes.

3. Job relationships – the interpersonal relationships between job holders and their managers

 

and co-workers.

Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi
by Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi , Shared Services Supervisor , Saudi Musheera Co. Ltd.

The original version of job characteristics theory proposed a model of five “core” job characteristics (i.e. skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback) that affect five work-related outcomes (i.e. motivation, satisfaction, performance, and absenteeism and turnover) through three 

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