Abstract
The properties and uses of the Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS) are described. The JDS is intended (a) to diagnose existing jobs to determine if (and how) they might be redesigned to improve employee motivation and productivity, and (b) to evaluate the effects of job changes on employees. The instrument is based on a specific theory of how job design affects work motivation, and provides measures of (a) objective job dimensions, (b) individual psychological states resulting from these dimensions, (c) affective reactions of employees to the job and work setting, and (d) individual growth need strength (interpreted as the readiness of individuals to respond to enriched jobs). Reliability and validity data are summarized for 6S& employees on 62 different jobs in 7 organizations who have responded to a revised version of the instrument.
Keywords
PsychologyJob satisfactionApplied psychologyJob analysisSocial psychology
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- 1975
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- 60
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- 159-170
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J. Richard Hackman,
Greg R. Oldham
(1975).
Development of the Job Diagnostic Survey..
Journal of Applied Psychology
, 60
(2)
, 159-170.
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0076546
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- 10.1037/h0076546