In the job characteristics model (JCM), which three core job dimensions combine to create meaningful work?
A) autonomy, task identity, and feedback
B) skill variety, autonomy, and task significance
C) skill variety, autonomy, and feedback
D) feedback, task identity, and task significance
E) skill variety, task identity, and task significance

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The Job Characteristics Model (JCM) proposes that three critical psychological states make work meaningful: experiencing the work as meaningful, feeling responsible for the outcomes, and understanding the results of one's efforts. These states are most effectively brought about by the core job dimensions of skill variety (the degree to which a job requires a variety of different activities), task identity (the degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work), and task significance (the degree to which a job has a substantial impact on the lives or work of other people). These dimensions combine to enhance the meaningfulness of work, which is a key aspect of the model.

In the Job Characteristics Model (JCM), Which Three Core Job