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Motivation through the Design of Work: Test of a Theory.
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In this paper, a model is proposed that specifies the conditions under which individuals will become internally motivated to perform effectively on their jobs, focusing on the interaction among three classes of variables: (a) the psychological states of employees that must be present for internally motivated work behavior to develop; (b) the characteristics of jobs that can create these psychological states; and (c) the attributes of individuals that determine how positively a person will respond to a complex and challenging job.About:
This article is published in Organizational Behavior and Human Performance.The article was published on 1976-08-01. It has received 7444 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Job characteristic theory & Job analysis.read more
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Automation, Algorithms, and Beyond: Why Work Design Matters More Than Ever in a Digital World
Sharon K. Parker,Gudela Grote +1 more
TL;DR: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Parker, S.K. and Grote, G. (2020), Automation, Algorithms, and Beyond: Why Work Design Matters More Than Ever in a Digital World.
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Emotional intelligence and job satisfaction: the role of organizational learning capability
Ricardo Chiva,Joaquín Alegre +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and job satisfaction, by taking into consideration organizational learning capability (OLC), and proposed that OLC plays a significant role in determining the effects of EI on job satisfaction.
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When does lean hurt? – an exploration of lean practices and worker health and safety outcomes
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of lean production on both operational and worker health and safety performance were investigated in 10 case studies, and it was shown that the adoption of lean practices and or an overall lean philosophy has a positive impact on operational and health-and-safety performance.
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Job Enrichment Versus Social Cues: A Comparison and Competitive Test
Sam E. White,Terence R. Mitchell +1 more
TL;DR: For example, this article found that people receiving positive social cues from co-workers were more satisfied and more productive than people receiving negative social cues, while the negative cues were more negative.
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What is Psychological Well-Being, Really? A Grassroots Approach from the Organizational Sciences
TL;DR: In this paper, an inductive model of psychological well-being at work (PWBW) at work is proposed, based on a work frame-of-reference and tied to a reliable and valid measure.
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