Placing Job Characteristics in Context: Cross-Temporal Meta-Analysis of Changes in Job Characteristics Since 1975

• Published in: Journal of management Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 352 - 386
• Main Authors: Wegman, Lauren A., Hoffman, Brian J., Carter, Nathan T., Twenge, Jean M., Guenole, Nigel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2018; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Autonomy; Changes; Identity; Interdependence; Job characteristics; Job satisfaction; Meta-analysis; Sovereignty; Studies; Work environment; feedback; autonomy; interdependence; changing nature of work; task significance; task identity; cross-temporal meta-analysis; job satisfaction; job characteristics; skill variety

Despite frequent references to “the changing nature of work,” little empirical research has investigated proposed changes in work context perceptions. To address this gap, this study uses a cross-temporal meta-analysis to examine changes in five core job characteristics (e.g., task identity, task si...