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Hackman & Oldham’s Job Characteristics Model

Level:
A-Level
Board:
AQA, IB

Last updated 27 Feb 2018

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What role does the job (or tasks) that employees are asked to do have on their motivation at work? One theory that tries to address this is Hackman & Oldham’s job characteristics model.

The short video below explains the Hackman & Oldham model, with supporting study notes underneath.

Hackman & Oldham’s Job Characteristics Model
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