Nathan, a sales manager at a consumer electronics company, motivated his sales executives by providing them regular inputs on their performance and also on what is expected of them from the company. The team had also developed a system through which the sales persons could analyze their performance based on customers$$ comments. According to the Hackman and Oldham work design model, which of the following core job characteristics is motivating the employees to perform better in the above scenario?

a$.$

Feedback from the job

b$.$

Task identity

c$.$

Autonomy

d$.$

Task significance