Organization Behavior 15e Chapter 3 Testbank(4)

E) They increase cognitive dissonance.

C) They tend to overlap one another.

The business head at Solaris Services was alarmed by the finding of a recent survey conducted in-house which revealed that most employees were dissatisfied with their work. He

holds a meeting with various department heads to identify

ways to stem the brewing discontent. One manager suggests providing employees with greater training opportunities. What assumption is the manager making? A) Employees feel that their efforts are not being adequately recognized by the management.

B) Employees are highly skilled and value economic rewards over and above opportunities for growth.

C) Employees are stifled by the degree of centralized control and bureaucracy within the organization. D) Employees feel that their employer does not value them enough to make investments in them. E) Employees feel excluded from organizational issues that have an influence on them.

D) Employees feel that their employer does not value them enough to make investments in them.

Which of the following statements is true about measuring job satisfaction?

A) The single global rating system is not very time consuming. B) The summation of job facets approach takes into account cognitive dissonance experienced by employees. C) The summation of job facets approach prevents managers from zeroing in on problems.

D) The summation of job facets approach involves responding to one particular question.

E) The single global rating approach is rarely used for

measuring job satisfaction. A) The single global rating system is not very time consuming.

Which of the following is true about the correlation between salary and job satisfaction? A) Pay is not related to job satisfaction for employees in

underdeveloped countries.

B) Salary and perks do not have a role in overall happiness of employees from poor countries.

C) Pay does not play a critical role in job satisfaction when an individual reaches a level of comfortable living.

D) Financial perks and benefits always create job satisfaction irrespective of standards of living. E) High salary level always creates organizational commitment.

C) Pay does not play a critical role in job satisfaction when an individual reaches a level of comfortable living.

In Indonesia, comfortable living occurs at about $30,000. Based on the measurement of comfortable living, which of the

following is most likely to be true?

A) People earning approximately $25,000 are content with their jobs.

B) People earning below $30,000 are as happy with jobs as those earning $35,000.

C) People earning below $30,000 experience a positive

correlation between pay and job satisfaction. D) People earning $50,000 have higher levels of job

satisfaction than those earning $40,000.

E) People's earnings have no relation to their job satisfaction if they earn $25,000.

C) People earning below $30,000 experience a positive correlation between pay and job satisfaction.

Charles, Anna, Elle, and Adam are college friends and work in New York City. Comfortable living in New York occurs at about $40,000 a year. Charles makes $24,000 a year, Anna makes $30,000 a year, Elle makes $50,000 a year, and Adam makes $75,000 a year. Which of the following is most likely to be true with reference to correlation between pay and job satisfaction? A) Charles is more satisfied with his job in comparison with Anna. B) Anna is more satisfied with the job than Adam.

C) Charles and Adam share identical levels of job satisfaction related to pay. D) Elle and Adam are most likely to have a similar level of job satisfaction.

E) Charles and Anna have the same levels of job satisfaction in relation to their pay.

D) Elle and Adam are most likely to have a similar level of job satisfaction.

Dennis Galvan works as a campaigner at Green Earth, an

environmental organization. Every month, his organization arranges a team outing where they indulge in football and other team-building activities. The human resource

department ensures that there are regular interactions between employees through team dinners and cultural events.

According to the information given in this case, which of the following is most likely to be the reason for Galvan's high level of satisfaction toward his job?

A) salary packaging

B) promotion and growth C) constructive dismissal

D) social context E) profile of work

D) social context

Christina Hutchins was recently recruited by a publishing firm in Manhattan. During her first month in the job, she demonstrated positive core self-evaluations. Which of the

following did she most likely do? A) mentioned that she was confident about her basic

competence

B) expressed dissatisfied with the nature of work C) set less ambiguous goals and objectives

D) gave up easily on tasks when faced with difficulties

E) did not consider her work as challenging and fulfilling A) mentioned that she was confident about her basic competence

Employees with positive core self-evaluations believe in their inner worth and basic competence and are more satisfied with their jobs than those with negative core self-evaluations. The concept of positive core self-evaluations indicates that

________. A) promotions and growth opportunities influence job

satisfaction B) employees should be regularly monitored and provided

feedback

C) job conditions have a direct influence on job satisfaction D) personality plays a role in job satisfaction

E) pay always has a direct correlation with job satisfaction

D) personality plays a role in job satisfaction

________ is moderately correlated with organizational citizenship behavior.

A) …… 此处隐藏：5592字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……