The positive outcomes of Hackman and Oldham's model of job design will occur when
A) Employees believe they are doing something meaningful.
B) Employees feel responsible for the work that they do.
C) Employees receive feedback about their performance.
D) Employees feel that their work is important to other people.
E) All of these occur.

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According to the Hackman and Oldham model, positive outcomes occur when people experience three critical psychological states (noted in the middle column of the figure): they believe they are doing something meaningful because their work is important to other people, they feel personally responsible for how the work turns out, and they learn how well they performed their jobs.

The Positive Outcomes of Hackman and Oldham's Model of Job