Core Job Characteristics at JCM Corp. (Scenario)
JCM Corporation's management believes their employees could be more motivated by their jobs. The jobs were recently enlarged and some improvements in motivation have been observed.
-In addition to enlarging the jobs,management at JCM is considering the implementation of a job enrichment program to give workers more independence and responsibility.This will have the biggest effect on which core dimension in the job characteristics model?

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Job enrichment programs typically focus on increasing autonomy and responsibility for employees, which is the core dimension of autonomy in the job characteristics model. While the other dimensions (task variety, task significance, and feedback) may also be impacted by job enrichment, autonomy is the most closely associated with the program described.