Which two researchers are known for creating the Job Characteristics Model?

• A. Hackman and Oldham
• B. Adams and Vroom
• C. McGregor and Mayo
• D. Bandura and Skinner

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is who created a model that links the way a job is designed to how motivated a person will be on the job. The Job Characteristics Model was developed by Hackman and Oldham. It proposes five core dimensions of a job—skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback—that shape three critical psychological states: the experience of meaningfulness, the sense of responsibility for outcomes, and knowledge of the results. When these states are strong, people become more intrinsically motivated, more satisfied with their work, perform better, and are less likely to miss work. The other names you see are linked to different theories or studies (equity theory and expectancy theory, Hawthorne-era insights and X/Y management, and learning/behavior theories), not the Job Characteristics Model. So Hackman and Oldham are the researchers who created it.