Reference no: EM132305442

Eugene is a piano tuner. With his job, every day is different. Sometimes, he works Saturdays and Sundays. Other days, he may not work at all. He is free to schedule his time as he wishes. He may tune a piano for a record company on Monday, and then go to another company to tune at least four more pianos. During the day, there are normally a couple of harpsichords that he has to tune. His job doesn't challenge him. But that's okay, Eugene loves being a piano tuner. When asked why he does what he does, he answers, "Because I want to hear good sounds. It's not rocket science!"

1. According to the Job Characteristics Theory, Eugene's job:

a. Is high on skill variety and high on task identity

b. Is high on skill variety and low on task identity

c. Is low on skill variety and low on task identity

d. Is high on skill variety and high on task significance

2. Eugene's piano tuner job provides him with which critical psychological state?

a. Experienced meaningfulness of the work

b. Responsibility for work outcomes

c. High internal work motivation

d. High job satisfaction

3. Based on the above scenario, Eugene's job can be considered:

a. Low on task significance and high on autonomy

b. Low on task significance and low on autonomy

c. High on task significance and high on autonomy

d. low on autonomy