What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Social psychology
- Social science
- Organizational behavior
J. Richard Hackman spends much of his time researching Job analysis, Job design, Job enrichment, Process and Applied psychology.
J. Richard Hackman works mostly in the field of Job analysis, limiting it down to topics relating to Organizational behavior and, in certain cases, Group dynamic and Organizational work, as a part of the same area of interest.
His studies link Job characteristic theory with Job enrichment.
His Job characteristic theory research incorporates themes from Work motivation and Employee motivation.
His Employee motivation study incorporates themes from Work behavior and Knowledge management.
J. Richard Hackman has included themes like Leadership style, Task and Interpersonal relationship in his Process study.
His most cited work include:
- Motivation through the Design of Work: Test of a Theory. (5436 citations)
- Development of the Job Diagnostic Survey (5076 citations)
- Employee reactions to job characteristics. (2001 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of study are Social psychology, Job analysis, Task, Applied psychology and Job design.
His study in the field of Group behavior and Shared leadership is also linked to topics like Group and Human factors and ergonomics.
His study in Job analysis is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Job characteristic theory, Job attitude and Organizational behavior.
He has researched Task in several fields, including Coaching, Cognitive psychology, Leadership style and Process.
His Job design research includes elements of Organization development, Knowledge management and Employee motivation.
Many of his studies on Job enrichment involve topics that are commonly interrelated, such as Work motivation.
He most often published in these fields:
- Social psychology (32.43%)
- Job analysis (18.92%)
- Task (16.22%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2006-2019)?
- Social psychology (32.43%)
- Task (16.22%)
- Public relations (13.51%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Social psychology, Task, Public relations, Knowledge management and Cognitive psychology.
His research in Social psychology focuses on subjects like Work teams, which are connected to Object.
The concepts of his Task study are interwoven with issues in Coaching, Leadership style and Applied psychology.
His work carried out in the field of Applied psychology brings together such families of science as Job performance, Empirical research and Life course approach.
His work deals with themes such as Organizational behavior, Organizational work and Team effectiveness, which intersect with Public relations.
His work investigates the relationship between Knowledge management and topics such as Key that intersect with problems in Social group.
Between 2006 and 2019, his most popular works were:
- Not what it was and not what it will be: The future of job design research (468 citations)
- From causes to conditions in group research (117 citations)
- Asking the Right Questions About Leadership: Discussion and Conclusions (115 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Social psychology
- Social science
- Leadership
His primary scientific interests are in Social psychology, Group behavior, Group, Public relations and Knowledge management.
His study in Social psychology concentrates on Ethical leadership, Servant leadership, Leadership studies, Neuroleadership and Shared leadership.
His Group behavior research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Group dynamic and Scientific communication.
The various areas that he examines in his Public relations study include Organizational behavior, Job design and Job analysis.
His Knowledge management study combines topics in areas such as Inclusion and Social group.
His studies in Team composition integrate themes in fields like Key, Collaborative intelligence, Team effectiveness and Work teams.
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