Job design and staff satisfaction in human service settings
- 1 June 1977
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Community Psychology
- Vol. 5 (2) , 229-236
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00903206
Abstract
It was hypothesized that job design is systematically related to employee satisfaction. The job design variables included were: variety, task-identity, feedback, autonomy participation, learning, and information. Subjects were 137 professional and nonprofessional employees of 22 agencies providing services to children. Agencies included mental health facilities, visiting nurse associations, residential care settings, and foster placement and adoption agencies. The hypothesis was supported. The correlations between specific jog design variables and work satisfaction were examined.Keywords
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