Characteristics Model It is common knowledge that a motivated workforce is a productive workforce. Why is that? Motivation is what drives, energizes and controls behavior. As a manager, you need a toolkit that will help you build a highly motivated workforce. The Job Characteristics Model of motivation provides managers with a framework on how to design jobs that will motivate their employees. The focus of this model is building jobs that create intrinsic motivation or rather jobs that offer internal reward such as satisfaction, enjoyment, and a sense of accomplishment. The goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of how characteristics of a job leads to higher (or lower) levels of motivation. Your mastery of this topic will be tested through a series of multiple choice questions.. Click the button to watch the video. Then, answer the questions that follow. Which of the following jobs are low in task identity?

Multiple Choice

pastry chef airline pilot assembly line worker federal judge carpenter