This paper examines the interaction of job scope and satisfaction with contextualfeatures of the job in determining affective response. Data from four samples were analyzed using moderated regression analysis. The results were opposite those predicted from existing theory although consistent with one other published study. The theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
ABDEL-HALIM, A. A.Individual and interpersonal moderators of employee reactions to job characteristics: A reexamination. Personnel Psychology, 1979, 32, 121-137.
2.
CHAMPOUX, J. E.A preliminary examination of some complex job scope-growth need strength interactions. Academy of Management Proceedings, 1978, 59-63.
3.
CHAMPOUX, J. E.A three sample test of some extensions to the job characteristics model of work motivation. Academy of Management Journal, 1980, 23, 466-478.
4.
CHAMPOUX, J. E., & PETERS, W. S.Applications of moderated regression in job design research. Personnel Psychology, 1980, 33, 759-783.
5.
CHAMPOUX, J. E., & PETERS, W. S. Moderator variables in job design research: Not "not more research," but better analysis. Unpublished manuscript, University of New Mexico, 1979.
6.
COHEN, J., & COHEN, P.Applied multiple regression/correlation analysis for the behavioral sciences. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1975.
7.
DUNHAM, R. B.The measurement and dimensionality of job characteristics. Journal of Applied Psychology, 1976, 61, 404-409.
8.
DUNHAM, R. B., ALDAG, R. J., & BRIEF, A. P.Dimensionality of task design as measured by the Job Diagnostic Survey. Academy of Management Proceedings, 1976, 89-93.
9.
HACKMAN, J. R.Work design. In J. R. Hackman & J. L. Suttle (Eds.), Improving life at work: Behavioral science approaches to organizational change. Santa Monica, California: Goodyear Publishing Company, 1977.
10.
HACKMAN, J. R., & OLDHAM, G. R.The Job Diagnostic Survey: An instrument for the diagnosis of jobs and the evaluation of job redesign projects. JSAS Catalog of Selected Documents in Psychology, 1974, 4, Ms. No. 810.
11.
HACKMAN, J. R., & OLDHAM, G. R.Development of the Job Diagnostic Survey. Journal of Applied Psychology, 1975, 60, 159-170.
12.
HACKMAN, J. R., & OLDHAM, G. R.Motivation through the design of work: Test of a theory. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, 1976, 16, 250-279.
13.
HACKMAN, J. R., & OLDHAM, G. R.Work redesign. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison Wesley, 1980.
14.
KATERBERG, R., Jr., HOM, P. W., & HULIN, C. L.Effects of job complexity on the reactions of part-time employees. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, 1979, 24, 317-332.
15.
KIDRON, A. G.Individual differences as moderators of the job characteristic-satisfaction relationship. Academy of Management Proceedings, 1977, 71-75.
16.
OLDHAM, G. R.Job characteristics and internal motivation: The moderating effect of interpersonal and individual variables. Human Relations, 1976, 29, 559-569.
17.
OLDHAM, G. R., & HACKMAN, J. R.Work design in the organizational context. In B. M. Staw & L. L. Cummings (Eds.), Research in Organizational Behavior, Vol. 2. Greenwich, Connecticut: JAI Press Inc., 1980.
18.
OLDHAM, G. R., HACKMAN, J. R., & PEARCE, J. L.Conditions under which employees respond positively to enriched work. Journal of Applied Psychology, 1976, 61, 393-403.
19.
ORPEN, C.The effects of job enrichment on employee satisfaction, motivation, involvement, and performance: A field experiment. Human Relations, 1979, 32, 189-217.
20.
PETERS, W. S., & CHAMPOUX, J. E.Moderated regression in job design research: Some issues and answers. American Institute for Decision Science Proceedings, 1977, 430-432.
21.
PETERS, W. S., & CHAMPOUX, J. E.The role and analysis of moderator variables in organizational research. In R. T. Mowday & R. M. Steers (Eds.), Research in Organizations: Issues and Controversies. Santa Monica, California: Goodyear Publishing Company, 1979. (a)
22.
PETERS, W. S., & CHAMPOUX, J. E.The use of moderated regression in job redesign decisions. Decision Sciences, 1979, 10, 85-95. (b)
23.
SAUNDERS, D. R.Moderator variables in prediction. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1956, 16, 209-222.
24.
SAYLES, L. R.Job enrichment: Little that's new -and right for the wrong reasons. Proceeding of the 26th Annual Meeting. Madison, Wisconsin: The Industrial Relations Research Association, 1973.
25.
SCOTT, W. E.Activation theory and task design. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, 1966, 1, 3-30.
26.
STAW, B. M., & OLDHAM, G. R.Reconsidering our dependent variables: A critique and empirical study. Academy of Management Journal, 1978, 21, 539-559.
27.
STONE, E. F.The moderating effect of work-related values on the job scope-job satisfaction relationship. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, 1976, 15, 147-167.
28.
STONE, E. F., MOWDAY, R. T., & PORTER, L. W.Higher order need strengths as moderators of the job scope-job satisfaction relationship. Journal of Applied Psychology, 1977, 62, 466-471.
29.
WIDICK, B. J. (Ed.) Auto work and its discontents. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1976.
30.
ZEDECK, S.Problems with the use of "moderator" variables. Psychological Bulletin, 1971, 76, 295-310.
