You plan to use Hackman and Oldham's job characteristics model to describe the core job dimensions of the jobs within your division.You understand that these dimensions are related to employee motivation,performance,and satisfaction. Jessi's job is such that she gets to schedule her own work and determine the procedures to be used in carrying it out.Jessi's job has:
A)task identity.
B)skill variety.
C)task significance.
D)autonomy.

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Autonomy refers to the degree to which an employee has control over their work, including the freedom to make decisions and schedule their own work. Jessi's job allows her to schedule her own work and determine procedures, indicating a high level of autonomy. Task identity refers to the degree to which an employee can see the results of their work, skill variety refers to the use of a variety of skills, and task significance refers to the impact of the work on others, none of which are mentioned in this scenario.

You Plan to Use Hackman and Oldham's Job Characteristics Model