2015 - Working Papers: Organizational Behavior and Human Resources

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The effect of employee intelligence on job modification: A longitudinal exploratory analysis, 15 pp.
Y. Fried and Y. Ganzach
(Working Paper No. 7/2015)
Research no.: 01650100

The study examined in a large and diverse sample the effect of individual intelligence on changes in reported job characteristics over a three year time period. The results supported our hypothesis, indicating that intelligence is positively related to modification of job characteristics over time, such as that the higher the job incumbent’s intelligence, the greater the degree of job modification toward increased job complexity. The contribution and implications of the results are discussed.