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Test (biology)Work (physics)PsychologyJob designJob characteristic theoryJob performanceJob analysisJob enrichmentWork behaviorApplied psychologySocial psychologyComputer scienceJob satisfactionEngineering
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- 16
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- 2
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- 250-279
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J. Richard Hackman,
Greg R. Oldham
(1976).
Motivation through the design of work: test of a theory.
Organizational Behavior and Human Performance
, 16
(2)
, 250-279.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-5073(76)90016-7
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- 10.1016/0030-5073(76)90016-7