Question

Proposed by Richard Hackman and Greg Oldham, _________ states that work has five core dimensions that impact employee satisfaction and productivity: skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback.
A. the acquired needs theory
B. the job characteristics
C. the making progress principle
D. reinforcement theory

Answer 1

According to Richard Hackman and Greg Oldham, Job characteristics explain the effects of five core dimensions of employee satisfaction.  

Explanation:

The research work of Richard Hackman and Greg Oldham mainly relates to the nature of the work with the objective of the working goals to fulfill until it reaches its saturating point. It can be only accomplished only with the mentioned features of the labor like types of skills, the importance of the task, choosing the apt task, self-governance, and the review of the overall performance of the work.

The features of the work are collectively referred to as job characteristics. It will have a positive effect unless the above-mentioned features of the labor are utilized in a proper mix to ensure full employee satisfaction.