Social Systems Structure, Job Design, and Growth Need Strength: A Test of a Congruency Mode.

1 June 1979

journal article
Published by Academy of Management in The Academy of Management Journal

Vol. 22 (2) , 223-240
https://doi.org/10.2307/255586

Abstract

An eight cell congruency framework for social system structure (mechanistic-organic), job design (simple-complex), and employee growth need strength (low-high) was used to predict employee satisfaction, motivation, and performance, As expected, employee satisfaction was highest for persons in the organic-complex-high condition. Two way interaction effects (social system structure × job design and job design × growth need strength) also were found to be significant.

Keywords

EMPLOYEES -- RATING OF
JOB SATISFACTION
EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION
SOCIAL SYSTEMS
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
WORK DESIGN
JOB PERFORMANCE
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
INTRINSIC MOTIVATION

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