Managers use job design when they suspect that the type of work employees are performing, or the characteristics of the work environment are causing motivational problems. This activity is important because managers need to understand how to properly align job characteristics with desired employee work outcomes.

The goal of this activity is to challenge your knowledge of the basic components of the job characteristics model.

Match each item to the core job characteristic that it describes.

$1$

Skill variety

$2$

Task identity

$3$

Task significance

$4$

Autonomy

$5$

Feedback

Match each of the options above to the items below.

The extent to which a job requires a person to use a wide range of different skills and abilities