Name and define the five core dimensions of the job characteristics model and explain how these core dimensions are combined to produce a motivating potential score

What will be an ideal response?

Skill variety is the extent to which a job requires a worker to use a number of different skills, abilities, or talents. Task identity is the extent to which a job involves performing a whole piece of work from its beginning to its end. Task significance is the extent to which a job has an impact on the lives or work of other people in or out of the organization. Autonomy is the degree to which a job allows a worker the freedom and independence to schedule work and to decide how to carry it out. Feedback is the extent to which performing the job provides a worker with clear information about his/her effectiveness.

The motivating potential score is calculated as follows:

Autonomy Feedback = MPS