Work characteristics and employee outcomes in local government

Publisher:
Routledge
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Citation:
International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2006, 17 (10), pp. 1804 - 1818
Issue Date:
2006-01
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The overall objective of this study was to examine the work characteristics that make significant contributions to extra-role performance (as measured by the helping dimension of citizenship behaviour) and employee wellbeing (measured by job satisfaction and psychological health) in a local government. The work characteristics examined were based on the demand-control-support (DCS) model, augmented by organization-specific characteristics. The results indicate that characteristics described in the core DCS are just as relevant to extra-role performance as they are to more traditional indicators of job stress. Although the more situation-specific conditions were not predictive of citizenship behaviour, they made unique contributions to job satisfaction
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