Job Characteristics Theory

There are two files that show you data that was collected from working adults, as well as the questionnaire that was used to collect the data. Each employee rated the level of each of the five job characteristics (e.g., task significance) in their jobs. They then rated how satisfied they were, how committed they were, and how likely they were to leave their jobs. I want you to test the theory that we talked about in class. That is, according to Job Characteristics Theory, people are more motivated when their jobs are high in skill variety, task significance, etc. So your assignment is as follows:
1. Correlate (bivariate correlations) the five job characteristics with the outcomes (e.g., job satisfaction). This requires reporting fifteen correlations. (2 pts.)
2. Pick the two highest correlations and graph them with job characteristic level on the x-axis and outcome on the y-axis. Provide two scatterplots with trendlines. (2 pts.)
3. Do employees care about job characteristics? How do you know? Which seem to be most important? (1 pt.)