Job characteristics

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Job characteristics seem essential for most tasks of Work and Organizational Psychology that involve describing and comparing jobs in a standardized way. The history of job characteristics highlights that underlying theories have varied considerably over time, emphasizing either the environmental or psychological side. This back-and-forth between determinism and subjective idealism limits theory development and distracts from fundamental challenges in organizations and society. The present entry develops a definition of job characteristics based on activity theory that offers a holistic view of work activities as systems in which subjects use instruments on objects to produce outcomes. These activity systems are explicitly connected to collectives in a mutual relationship. Aside from developing this definition, we conclude from a critical review of old and new approaches that job characteristics bear potential for humanistic and management purposes.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationElgar Encyclopedia of Organizational Psychology
EditorsP. Matthijs Bal
Number of pages5
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing
Publication date23.07.2024
Pages330-334
ISBN (print)978 1 80392 175 4
ISBN (electronic)978 1 80392 176 1
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Publication statusPublished - 23.07.2024
Externally publishedYes

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Publisher Copyright:
© P. Matthijs Bal 2024.

    Research areas

  • Psychology - Description, Determinism, Activity theory, Subjective idealism, ideology, positivism

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