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A new model of job design: Initial evidence and implications for future research
Author(s) -
Challenger Rose,
Leach Desmond J.,
Stride Christopher B.,
Clegg Chris W.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
human factors and ergonomics in manufacturing and service industries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1520-6564
pISSN - 1090-8471
DOI - 10.1002/hfm.20273
Subject(s) - structural equation modeling , process (computing) , job design , work (physics) , psychology , management science , knowledge management , computer science , econometrics , industrial engineering , job satisfaction , social psychology , job performance , engineering , mathematics , machine learning , mechanical engineering , operating system
Clegg and Spencer's (2007) model of job design synthesizes and extends recent conceptions of the job design process by incorporating variables such as knowledge, motivation, and trust into a cyclical and dynamic system. The objective of this study was to examine the sequential organization of variables that comprise the model, as a basis from which to justify further investigations of the model's dynamic properties. Data were collected via questionnaires from 432 participants in two work organizations. Results obtained from structural equation modeling are broadly supportive of the proposed relationships between the variables. Implications of this initial study for future research and practice are discussed. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.