Which of the following is NOT a contingency factor in the job characteristics model?
A. autonomy
B. knowledge
C. skills
D. desire for personal growth
E. context satisfactions such as right working conditions and pay
A. autonomy
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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