According to the diagnostic approach of Hackman and associates in the Job Characteristics Model, job satisfaction and performance are influenced by
A) inexperience of the workforce, application of Equity Theory, and the environment.
B) experienced meaningfulness of the work, experienced responsibility for the outcomes of the work and knowledge of actual results of work activities.
C) rate of pay, establishment of a union environment and amount of unpaid leave granted.
D) the degree to which acknowledgement is given to an employee for a job well done.
E) the frequency at which financial incentives are awarded.

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According to the Job Characteristics Model, job satisfaction and performance are influenced by experienced meaningfulness of the work, experienced responsibility for the outcomes of the work and knowledge of actual results of work activities. These three factors are referred to as the core dimensions of job characteristics. Factors such as rate of pay or frequency of financial incentives are considered to be external to the job itself and therefore do not have as strong an impact on job satisfaction and performance.

According to the Diagnostic Approach of Hackman and Associates in the Job