TY - JOUR
AU - Thayer, Paul W.
AB - The development of an interdisciplinary job design questionnaire and a study of its interrelationships with a variety of outcomes is described. A taxonomy of job design approaches was developed from literature of different disciplines: (a) a motivational approach from organizational psychology; (b) a mechanistic approach from classic industrial engineering; (c) a biological approach from work physiology and biomechanics; and (d) a perceptual/motor approach from experimental psychology. The Multimethod Job Design Questionnaire (MJDQ) was developed reflecting these approaches. A corresponding taxonomy of job outcomes was developed, and hypotheses were generated as to relationships between job design approaches and outcomes. A field study involved 121 jobs, 215 incumbents, and 23 supervisors from five plants. Results indicated the MJDQ was reliable, and most hypotheses were supported. Different job design approaches influence different outcomes and may have some costs as well as benefits; an interdisciplinary perspective is needed to integrate major theories of job design.
TI - Development and Field Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Measure of Job Design
JF - Journal of Applied Psychology
DO - 10.1037/0021-9010.70.1.29
DA - 1985-02-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/development-and-field-evaluation-of-an-interdisciplinary-measure-of-VxysP240c8
SP - 29
EP - 43
VL - 70
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -