Hackman & Oldmans Model

Question 1

What belief is Hackman and Oldham’s model based on?

Answer 1

The TASK itself is key to employee motivation

Question 2

What are the five characteristics that affect job satisfaction?

Answer 2

• skill variety
• task identify
• task significance
• Autonomy
• job feedback

Question 3

What is skill variety?

Answer 3

The degree to which a job requires the employees to perform a wide range of operations in their work and/or the degree to which employees must use a variety of equipment and procedures in their work

Question 4

What is task identity?

Answer 4

The degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work

Question 5

What is task significance?

Answer 5

• the extent to which your job & its performance exerts a big impact on the lives of people and the work is meaningful

Question 6

What is autonomy?

Answer 6

The degree to which the job provides the employee with significant freedom, independence, and discretion to plan out the work and determine the procedures in the job

Question 7

What is job feedback?

Answer 7

The degree to which the worker has knowledge about the quality of their work and feedback from their superior workers