Which of the following is a contingency factor in the job characteristics model?   

A. Autonomy
B. Knowledge of actual results
C. High work satisfaction
D. Desire for personal growth
E. Feedback


D. Desire for personal growth

Contingency factors refer to the degree to which a person wants personal and psychological development. Job design works when employees are motivated; to be so, they must have three attributes: (1) necessary knowledge and skill, (2) desire for personal growth, and (3) context satisfactions, or the right physical working conditions, pay, and supervision.

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Which of the following procedurea is not performed as part of an engagement quality review?

a. Evaluate judgments about materiality and the disposition of corrected and uncorrected identified misstatements. b. Call each board member to discuss the potential for fraud. c. Confirm with the lead audit partner that there are no significant unresolved matters. d. Evaluate whether appropriate levels of supervision and reviews of individual audit tasks were completed adequately during the audit.

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An accounting information system is said to have good compatibility, if it ________.

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The complexity and demands of a job are examples of what type of stressor?

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