Skill variety 1. How much variety is there in your job? That is, to what extent does the job require you to do many different things at work, using a variety of your skills and talents? l 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very little; thejob Moderate variety Very much; the job requires requires me to do the me to do many different same routine things things, using a number over and over again. of different skills and talents. 2. The job requires me to use a number of complex or high-level skills. How accurate is the statement in describing your job? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very Mostly Slightly Uncertain Slightly Mostly Very inaccurate inaccurate inaccurate accurate accurate accurate 3. The job is quite simple and repetitive.* How accurate is the statement in describing your job? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very Mostly Slightly Uncertain Slightly Mostly Very inaccurate inaccurate inaccurate accurate accurate accurate Task identity 1. To what extent does your job involve doing a \"whole\" and identifiable piece of work? That is, is the job a complete piece of work that has an obvious beginning and end? Or is it only a small part of the overall piece of work, which is finished by other people or by automatic machines? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 My job is only a tiny part Myjob is a moderate-sized \"chunk\" Myjob involves doing the of the overall piece of work: of the overall piece of work; whole piece of work, from the results of my activities my own contribution can be seen start to finish; the results of cannot be seen in the final in the final outcome my activities are easily seen product or service. in the final product or service. 2. The job provides me with the chance to completely finish the pieces of work I begin. How accurate is the statement in describing your job? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very Mostly Slightly Uncertain Slightly Mostly Very inaccurate inaccurate inaccurate accurate accurate accurate 3. The job is arranged so that I do not have the chance to do an entire piece of work from beginning to end" How accurate is the statement in describing your job? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very Mostly Slightly Uncertain Slightly Mostly Very inaccurate inaccurate inaccurate accurate accurate accurate (Continued) Task significance 1. In general, how significant or important is your job? That is, are the results of your work likely to significantly affect the lives or well-being of other people? 2 3 5 6 Not very significant; the outcomes Moderately significant Highly significant; the outcomes of my work can affect other of my work are not likely to have important effects on other people. people in very important ways. 2. This job is one where a lot of people can be affected by how well the work gets done. How accurate is the statement in describing your job? 2 3 5 6 7 Very Mostly Slightly Uncertain Slightly Mostly Very inaccurate inaccurate inaccurate accurate accurate accurate 3. The job itself is not very significant or important in the broader scheme of things.* How accurate is the statement in describing your job? 2 3 6 Very Mostly Slightly Uncertain Slightly Mostly Very inaccurate inaccurate inaccurate accurate accurate accurate Autonomy 1. How much autonomy is there in your job? That is, to what extent does your job permit you to decide on your own how to go about doing your work? 1 2 3 5 7 Very little; the job gives me Moderate autonomy; many things Very much; the job gives me almost no personal "say" are standardized and not under my almost complete responsibility about how and when the work control, but I can make some for deciding how and when is done decisions about the work. the work is done 2. The job gives me considerable opportunity for independence and freedom in how I do the work How accurate is the statement in describing your job? 2 3 4 5 6 Very Mostly Slightly Uncertain Slightly Mostly Very inaccurate inaccurate inaccurate accurate accurate accurate 3. The job denies me any chance to use my personal initiative or judgment in carrying out the work. How accurate is the statement in describing your job? Very Mostly Slightly Uncertain Slightly Mostly Very inaccurate inaccurate inaccurate accurate accurate accurate Feedback 1. To what extent does doing the job itself provide you with information about your work performance? That is, does the actual work itself provide clues about how well you are doing-aside from any "feedback" coworkers or supervisors may provide? 3 4 5 6 7 Very little; the job itself is set up Moderately; sometimes doing Very much; the job is set up so I could work forever without the job provides "feedback" to so that I get almost constant finding out how well I am doing. me; sometimes it does not 'feedback" as I work about how well I am doing. 2. Just doing the work required by the job provides many chances for me to figure out how well I am doing. How accurate is the statement in describing your job? 2 4 5 6 7 Very Mostly Slightly Uncertain Slightly Mostly Very inaccurate inaccurate inaccurate accurate accurate accurate3. The job itself provides very few clues about whether or not I am performing well.* How accurate is the statement in describing your job? 2 3 4 5 6 Very Mostly Slightly Uncertain Slightly Mostly Very inaccurate inaccurate inaccurate accurate accurate accurate Scoring: Responses to the three items for each core characteristic are averaged to yield an overall score for that characteristic. Items marked with an "*" should be scored as follows: 1 = 7; 2 = 6; 3 = 5; 5 = 3; 6 =2; 7 = 1 Motivating potential score = "Skill variety + Task identity + Task significance X Autonomy X Feedback 3