In 1975, Greg R . Oldham and J . Richard Hackman constructed the original version of the Job Characteristics Theory ( JCT ), which is based on earlier work by Turner and Lawrence and Hackman and Lawler.
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Further, Hackman and Lawler indicated the direct effect of job characteristics on employee's work related attitudes and behaviors and, more importantly, the individual differences in need for development, which is called Growth Need Strength in Job Characteristics Theory.
