Discuss the job characteristics that motivate employees.

The job characteristics model proposes that three psychological states-(1) meaningfulness of work, (2) responsibility for work outcomes, and (3) knowledge of results-result in improved performance and motivation of workers. The five characteristics that produce these states are:
• Skill Variety: The degree to which a job entails a variety of activities and the use of different skills or talents by the jobholder.
• Task Identity: The degree to which the job requires the completion of a whole, identifiable piece of work.
• Task Significance: The degree to which the job has an impact on the lives or work of other people.
• Autonomy: The degree to which the job provides freedom, independence, and discretion to the jobholder in scheduling and completing the work.
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