Abstract
This study was designed to identify the influence of job design factors on the task performance of project engineers employed in public utility sector organizations in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. Skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy and job feedback factors are considered as independent variables to measure the job design. Research carried out using 113 project engineers in public utility sector organizations in North-Western Province revealed that skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy and job feedback influence on employee task performance in a project context. The analysis was done by applying correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. It was illustrated a significant moderate relationship between independent variables and dependent variables. Results of the regression analysis indicated a significant positive impact of independent variables on dependent variables. Further, the results revealed that job autonomy is the highest contributing factor while task identity, job feedback, task significance, and skill variety contribute to the task performance of the project engineers, respectively. Therefore, it is concluded that the job design enhance task performance of project engineers in public utility sector organizations in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka.
Highlights
Human Resource is the backbone of an organization
According to the correlation analysis, it is revealed that skill verity,task identity, task significance, job autonomy and feedback have moderate positive relationship with task performance of project engineers and correlation is statistically significant, indicating that there is a significant relationship between job design and task performance of project engineers in public utility sector organizations in North Western province of Sri Lanka
The present study used multiple regression analysis to analyze the impact of skill verity, task identity, task significance, feedback and job autonomy on task performance of project engineers in public utility sector organizations in North Western province in Sri Lanka
Summary
Human Resource is the backbone of an organization. It has the most significant effect on the organization compared with other resources like machines, materials, land, etc. The success of the effective physical resources of an organization cannot be achieved without human resources. The effectiveness of human resources depends on designing the job according to human capability and characteristics. Job design is the most important function of human resources management. (Boxall et al 2008) It indicates the designing of contexts, methods and functions of the job. Employee task performance directly influences goal achievements and performance towards the organization. According to the past research, certain factors individually and collectively affect the task performance of the employees
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