Motivation through the design of work: test of a theory

1976/08/01 by J. Richard Hackman, J.Richard Hackman, Greg R. Oldham · 26 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · #Customer Service Quality and Loyalty #Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior #Management Theory and Practice

paper · doi:10.1016/0030-5073(76)90016-7

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