The effects of sense of meaningfulness and teaching role attributes on work outcomes – using the insight of job characteristics model

The present study sought to examine the effects of teaching role attributes and sense of meaningfulness to work outcomes. In previous studies that examined the relationship between job attributes and work outcomes, the mediating variable was underrepresented and excluded from the model. Teaching rol...

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Main Authors: Juhdi, Nurita, Abd Hamid, Ahmad Zohdi, Siddiq, Mohd Saeed
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spelling iium-28992011-11-21T23:49:12Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/2899/ The effects of sense of meaningfulness and teaching role attributes on work outcomes – using the insight of job characteristics model Juhdi, Nurita Abd Hamid, Ahmad Zohdi Siddiq, Mohd Saeed HF5549 Personnel management The present study sought to examine the effects of teaching role attributes and sense of meaningfulness to work outcomes. In previous studies that examined the relationship between job attributes and work outcomes, the mediating variable was underrepresented and excluded from the model. Teaching role attributes was measured by combining four major teaching roles (pedagogical, managerial, technical and subject-designing) into an index. The work outcomes examined were internal motivation, job satisfaction and perceived work effectiveness. Sense of meaningfulness was hypothesized as the mediating variable in the relationship between teaching role attributes and the work outcomes. Two hundred and ninety two lecturers teaching in Malaysia tertiary educations were involved in this study. Questionnaires were used to solicit their responses which were distributed using various means; online, personal visits and regular mails. The measurement items were mainly adapted from Job Diagnostic Survey. The results from the findings indicated that sense of meaningfulness mediated the relationships between teaching role attributes and the work outcomes. It showed that to maximize teachers work outcomes, they must experience the sense of meaningfulness in their jobs. Institute of Interdisciplinary Business Research 2010-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/2899/4/The_Effects_of_Sense_of_Meaningfulness_and_Teaching.pdf Juhdi, Nurita and Abd Hamid, Ahmad Zohdi and Siddiq, Mohd Saeed (2010) The effects of sense of meaningfulness and teaching role attributes on work outcomes – using the insight of job characteristics model. Interdisciplinary Journal Of Contemporary Research In Business, 2 (5). pp. 404-428. ISSN 2073-7122 http://ijcrb.webs.com/
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Juhdi, Nurita
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Siddiq, Mohd Saeed
The effects of sense of meaningfulness and teaching role attributes on work outcomes – using the insight of job characteristics model
description The present study sought to examine the effects of teaching role attributes and sense of meaningfulness to work outcomes. In previous studies that examined the relationship between job attributes and work outcomes, the mediating variable was underrepresented and excluded from the model. Teaching role attributes was measured by combining four major teaching roles (pedagogical, managerial, technical and subject-designing) into an index. The work outcomes examined were internal motivation, job satisfaction and perceived work effectiveness. Sense of meaningfulness was hypothesized as the mediating variable in the relationship between teaching role attributes and the work outcomes. Two hundred and ninety two lecturers teaching in Malaysia tertiary educations were involved in this study. Questionnaires were used to solicit their responses which were distributed using various means; online, personal visits and regular mails. The measurement items were mainly adapted from Job Diagnostic Survey. The results from the findings indicated that sense of meaningfulness mediated the relationships between teaching role attributes and the work outcomes. It showed that to maximize teachers work outcomes, they must experience the sense of meaningfulness in their jobs.
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author Juhdi, Nurita
Abd Hamid, Ahmad Zohdi
Siddiq, Mohd Saeed
author_facet Juhdi, Nurita
Abd Hamid, Ahmad Zohdi
Siddiq, Mohd Saeed
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title The effects of sense of meaningfulness and teaching role attributes on work outcomes – using the insight of job characteristics model
title_short The effects of sense of meaningfulness and teaching role attributes on work outcomes – using the insight of job characteristics model
title_full The effects of sense of meaningfulness and teaching role attributes on work outcomes – using the insight of job characteristics model
title_fullStr The effects of sense of meaningfulness and teaching role attributes on work outcomes – using the insight of job characteristics model
title_full_unstemmed The effects of sense of meaningfulness and teaching role attributes on work outcomes – using the insight of job characteristics model
title_sort effects of sense of meaningfulness and teaching role attributes on work outcomes – using the insight of job characteristics model
publisher Institute of Interdisciplinary Business Research
publishDate 2010
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/2899/
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