A multivariate test of the job characteristics theory of work motivation

1991 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 431-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph E. Champoux
Keyword(s):  
Work Motivation ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Multivariate Test

A Two-Wave Study of the Impact of Job Characteristics and Motivators on Perceived Stress among Information Technology (IT) Consultants

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 75-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Göran Wallgren ◽  
Jan Johansson Hanse
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Job Demand ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this two-wave study was to test whether job characteristics (job demand, job control), with ‘motivators’ (e.g., recognition, achievement, possibility for growth) as the mediating variable, can predict perceived stress (e.g., stressed, tense). These relationships were tested simultaneously using structural equation modeling analyses. A web-based questionnaire survey was conducted among 320 information technology (IT) consultants in Sweden. Data were collected at two time points, over a six-month follow-up period. Cross-sectional studies have been presented earlier but one of the contributions of this study is that it is a two-wave data set. The present two-wave study uses a model which covers more information than a cross-sectional design and the results add another aspect to existing work motivation and stress research, by using a longitudinal data set, and relating job characteristics to perceived stress directly and indirect. These findings emphasize the importance of job demand and illuminate the role of motivators in the experience of job stress among IT consultants. The presented model can be used to examine potential causes of job stress among IT consultants and may generate important lessons for managing the general workforce of tomorrow.

scholarly journals “Measuring the factors affecting Job Characteristics with Personal outcomes” (A Case Study of Khairpur Sugar Mill)

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 104-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aamir Ali Lashari ◽  
Imran Ahmed Shah ◽  
Sahira Malkawy ◽  
Shahdma Parveen
Keyword(s):  
Work Motivation ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Sugar Mill ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Internal Work ◽  
Task Identity ◽  
Task Significance ◽  
Identity Task

The fundamental purpose behind this research was to find out the association amongst job characteristics and personal outcomes of the representatives of Khairpur sugar factory. The quantitative and qualitative methods have been used to analyze the data and interpret the results. In this research personal outcome, such as satisfaction, internal work motivation and growth were the dependent factors and independent variables were job characteristics like skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, feedback, policy practices and benefits. The present studies led to the laborers of Khairpur sugar mill and total workers were 394 and only 78 workers were randomly selected for this study. Essential information gathered through sample received from the employment indicative overview survey  (Hackman & Oldham, 1975) . The secondary sources incorporate journals, annual reports and unpublished research works. Statistical software for social science (SPSS version 21) and descriptive survey was used to analyze data and multiple regressions were applied to establish the correlation between independent and dependent variables. After analyzing the results, it is concluded that job characteristics such as skill variety shows the significant relationship with personal outcomes which is at the level of .000 as well as task identity, task significance and benefits have a positive relationship with personal outcomes such as (internal work motivation, satisfaction and growth) but autonomy, feedback and policy & practices shows less significant impact on personal outcomes.

Job Satisfaction in EMS: A Different Approach

1990 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R. Wirth
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Job Diagnostic Survey ◽  
Job Longevity ◽  
Overall Job Satisfaction

AbstractThere has been limited organizational research applied to EMS, especially in the area of job satisfaction. In the midst of a general shortage of health care workers, effective recruitment and retention of a qualified and satisfied work force is a critical issue. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors and elements in the structure or “design” of the work of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics that can create conditions for high levels of work motivation, satisfaction, and performance.A modified Job Diagnostic Survey was administered to a cross section of 102 paid and volunteer EMS personnel in Pennsylvania. The relationships between measured job characteristics, experienced psychological states, and job longevity on overall job satisfaction was examined.Significant positive relationships (p<.05) exist between a number of the job characteristic variables (such as task significance, autonomy, and job feedback) and job satisfaction. Job longevity did not have a significant relationship to job satisfaction. Volunteer EMS personnel experienced higher levels of job satisfaction than did paid providers.The results indicate that the EMT and paramedic perform complex jobs that have high levels of the characteristics that cause internal work motivation. Methods to increase the amount of these core job characteristics to improve overall job satisfaction are discussed.

scholarly journals KARAKTERISTIK INDIVIDU, KARAKTERISTIK PEKERJAAN DAN PENGALAMAN KERJA, PENGARUHNYA TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN, MOTIVASI DAN KINERJA DOSEN TETAP FISIP UNIVERSITAS BRAWIJAYA MALANG

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Alifiulahtin Utaminingsih
Keyword(s):  
Significant Influence ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Census Methods ◽  
And Performance

This study aims to examine work ability, work motivation and performance based on individual characteristics, job characteristics and work experience of permanent lecturers at FISIP UB Malang. This type of research includes explanatory research that use a quantitative descriptive approach with census methods. Respondents numbered 86 people. The main instrument of the study was a questionnaire using a five-point Likert scale, data analysis using SEM. The results of this study found that: First: There is a significant influence between individual characteristics, job characteristics and work experience on work ability (amounting to 54.8%),. Second: There is a significant influence between individual characteristics, work experience and work ability to work motivation. The contribution of these three variables in explaining variations in work ability is 42.4%, with work ability as the dominant determinant of work motivation. Third: There is a significant effect between individual characteristics, work experience and work motivation on performance, with work motivation as the dominant factor in the high performance of lecturers.

Motivational Mechanisms in the Relation between Job Characteristics and Employee Functioning

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja H. Olafsen ◽  
Hallgeir Halvari
Keyword(s):  
Work Performance ◽  
Somatic Symptom ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Symptom Burden ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Positive Relation

AbstractThis study investigates the job demands-resources (JD-R) model in relation to work motivation in a self-determination theory (SDT) perspective, with the purpose of developing a model where social-contextual factors are seen in relation to psychological needs in order to explain autonomous work motivation and, in turn, self-reported work performance and somatic symptom burden. SEM-analyses of cross-sectional survey data including 405 waiters/waitresses in Norway were conducted to evaluate the hypothesized model. Results indicate that different job resources have different relations to psychological need satisfaction, and that certain types of job demands (i.e., job challenges) actually may enhance satisfaction of specific psychological needs. In particular, task autonomy had a positive relation to autonomy satisfaction (p < .001) and to competence satisfaction (p < .05), positive feedback had a positive relation to autonomy-, competence-, and relatedness satisfaction (p < .001), and workload had a positive relation to competence satisfaction (p < .001). Furthermore, psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness positively related to autonomous work motivation and, in turn, positively to work performance and negatively to somatic symptom burden (p < .001). Indirect relations were also detected between the job characteristics and autonomous work motivation and between the basic needs and work performance (p < .05). Hence, when explaining autonomous work motivation and work outcomes, it is important to distinguish between different job demands and job resources, as well as among the three psychological needs.

When and How Job Design Influences Work Motivation: A Self-Determination Theory Approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412110273
Author(s):  
YuXin Liu ◽  
Shuai Wang ◽  
Jianwei Zhang ◽  
ShuJie Li
Keyword(s):  
Work Motivation ◽  
Autonomous Motivation ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Job Design ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Controlled Motivation ◽  
Needs Satisfaction ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction

Based on self-determination theory and job characteristics theory, this study aims to provide a systematic and comprehensive model simultaneously investigating the relationship between job characteristics and two forms of work motivation (i.e., controlled motivation and autonomous motivation). To examine the proposed model, we recruited employees working in multiple Chinese industries and collected 435 valid questionnaires. The results indicate that job characteristics have a significantly positive effect on basic psychological needs satisfaction, which, in turn, positively affects autonomous motivation and negatively influences controlled motivation. In addition, basic psychological needs satisfaction mediates the linkage between job characteristics and positive or negative work motivation. Moreover, when an employee had high positive affectivity, job characteristics were more likely to fuel their basic psychological needs satisfaction. In contrast, job characteristics were more likely to be the depressor of these needs satisfaction when an employee possesses high negative affectivity. Our findings revealed that the degree of three needs satisfaction at work is a convincing and identifiable psychological mechanism between job characteristics and two types of work motivation. Also, work affectivity may influence the different perceptions of job characteristics, reminding managers that personality traits are a non-negligible factor in job design. Overall, this paper extends the application of the job characteristics model by revealing when and how job characteristics influence two types of work motivation and further puts forward managerial implications.

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