Studying the relationship between job characteristic and internal motivation among employees of Islamic Azad University of Mazandaran province

ABSTRACT: The main goal of this study is analysis of relationship between perceived job characteristics and internal motivation of employees of Islamic Azad Universities of Mazandaran. Descriptive study (correlation) was performed and a number of 277 employees of Islamic Azad Universities in Mazandaran province was chosen as study sample according to Morgan table and stratified random sampling method. Instrument used in this study consisted of two scales:A) The job characteristics with five aspects (Skill Variety, Job Importance, Job Identity, Freedom and Feedback).B) The internal motivation Data obtained was analyzed using multiple regression analysis test and Pearson’s correlation test. Findings obtained from the study showed that: There is a positive significant relationship between perception of job characteristics and internal motivation of the employees and among these characteristics, diversity of skills, the importance of job and feedback are proper predictors for internal motivation of employees.