Task Significance refers to the extent to which a job affects the lives or well-being of other people.

• A. The extent to which a job affects the lives or well-being of other people.
• B. The range of skills needed to perform the job.
• C. The degree of autonomy in scheduling tasks.
• D. The degree to which the job affects the organization’s profits.

Answer: (A)

Task significance focuses on how much a job’s outcomes affect the lives or well-being of other people. This idea is a key part of the Job Characteristics Model, where tasks that employees see as having a meaningful impact on others tend to be more motivating because their work feels important. The option that describes the extent to which the job affects the lives or well-being of others matches this concept directly. The other ideas refer to skill variety (the range of skills needed), autonomy (freedom in scheduling work), and organizational outcomes like profits (which are about the business rather than the direct social impact of the job).