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Work design

Work design (also referred to as job design or task design) is an area of research and practice within industrial and organizational psychology, and is concerned with the "content and organization of one's work tasks, activities, relationships, and responsibilities" (p. 662). Research has demonstrated that work design has important implications for…

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Work design

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related to Contextual influences · 18
Work design → According, Additionally, Drawing, Evidence, Finally, For, GDP, HR, In, International, National, Occupational, Occupations, Organizational, Organizations, SHRM, While, Work
related to Individual influences · 12
Work design → Additionally, Characteristics, Competence, Demographics, Evidence, For, Gender, Karasek, Other, Personality, The, Theorell
related to Job characteristics model · 11
Work design → Autonomy, Feedback, For, Hackman, In, Oldham's, Skill, Task, The, When, Workers
related to Relational job design theory · 10
Work design → Adam Grant, American, An, Grant's, Hackman, In, Oldham's, Rather, Relational, The
related to Work Design Questionnaire (WDQ) · 9
Work design → English, German, Humphrey, Italian, Morgeson, Spanish, The WDQ, The Work Design Questionnaire, WDQ
related to Job demands-control model · 6
Work design → Additionally, For, However, Instead, Karasek's, The
related to Multimethod Job Design Questionnaire (MJDQ) · 6
Work design → Intended, JDS, Michael Campion, MJDQ, Questionnaire, The Multimethod Job Design
related to Motivation, knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) · 5
Work design → In, It, KSAs, These, With
related to Sociotechnical systems · 5
Work design → Accurate, Application, One, Sociotechnical, This
related to Antecedents of work design behaviours · 4
Work design → Decisions, In, These, Usually

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work job design tasks workers characteristics individual employees model motivation theory may task also management employee organization managers high designs

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turnoverinstance ofwhile other negative consequences for organizations0.80text
strikesinstance ofwhile other negative consequences for organizations0.80text
and absenteeism began to be documentedinstance ofwhile other negative consequences for organizations0.80text
psychological stressinstance ofhigh pressure and demands at work may lead to a range of negative outcomes0.80text
burnoutinstance ofhigh pressure and demands at work may lead to a range of negative outcomes0.80text
and compromised physical healthinstance ofhigh pressure and demands at work may lead to a range of negative outcomes0.80text
ageinstance ofCharacteristics0.80text
genderinstance ofCharacteristics0.80text
and ethnicity can shape work design decisionsinstance ofCharacteristics0.80text
motivationinstance ofPersonality traits and stable individual differences0.80text
initiative can affect both managerialinstance ofPersonality traits and stable individual differences0.80text
individual work design-related decision makinginstance ofPersonality traits and stable individual differences0.80text

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