Analysis

The Importance of Various Job Characteristics (IVJC) questionnaire evaluates how important employees consider different aspects of their work. This scale is essential for understanding employees’ preferences and priorities regarding their work environment and conditions, contributing to improved job satisfaction and productivity.

Objective

The aim of the scale is to measure the importance employees attribute to various job characteristics, such as: Autonomy (the degree of independence in work), Variety (the diversity of tasks performed), Feedback (the extent to which employees receive performance-related information), Task identity (the ability to complete a whole and identifiable piece of work), Task significance (the impact of work on others).

Calibration

The scale consists of statements describing different job characteristics, and participants respond using a Likert scale to indicate how important they consider each characteristic.

References

Hackman, J. R., & Oldham, G. R. (1976). Motivation through the design of work: Test of a theory. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, 16(2), 250-279.
Morgeson, F. P., & Humphrey, S. E. (2006). The Work Design Questionnaire (WDQ): Developing and validating a comprehensive measure for assessing job design and the nature of work. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91(6), 1321-1339.
Hackman, J. R., & Oldham, G. R. (1980). Work Redesign. Addison-Wesley.
Fried, Y., & Ferris, G. R. (1987). The validity of the Job Characteristics Model: A review and meta-analysis. Personnel Psychology, 40(2), 287-322.
Oldham, G. R., & Hackman, J. R. (2010). Not what it was and not what it will be: The future of job design research. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 31(2-3), 463-479.