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The moderate to strong positive correlations between the five core job characteristics and job satisfaction indicate all employees want more variety and more autonomous and significant jobs.

A) True
B) False

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Research shows that job satisfaction has ________ correlation with normative commitment.

A) moderate weak
B) moderate
C) strong positive
D) weak positive
E) weak negative

F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

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Some employees do not want frequent promotions because promotions bring more responsibility and increased work hours.

Values are defined as

According to the job characteristics theory, the degree to which carrying out the activities required by the job provides the worker with clear information about how well he or she is performing is known as

Saki, Jake, and Tamar have different ideas about what makes a job satisfying. They all work for a nonprofit relief agency and travel to areas where disasters have occurred to render assistance to victims. The pay is not high, and there can be extreme health risks because contagious diseases often break out in disaster zones due to the resulting poor sanitation. Their coworkers are friendly, intelligent, and generally nice. Saki feels strongly that she wants to be able to make a difference and help people when they are in trouble. Jake worries deeply about expenses. He has a large load of student debt to pay off, and his wife is expecting their second child. Tamar tolerates teamwork but isn't thrilled by it, and she also has mild anxiety about germs. Which of the following statements is most likely True?

When the duties and responsibilities associated with a job are expanded by the employer to provide more variety, identity, and autonomy, it is termed as

Sean is a gas station employee whose job consists of checking out customers who don't pay at the pump. Which of the following statements is True about Sean's job?

Which of the following examples shows feedback obtained directly from the job?

Akari accepted a position with Innovate Electronics because she knows the company is highly regarded. Which of the following work value categories does Akari's choice relate to?

According to research, of the five facets of value-percept theory, which two facets have moderately strong influences on overall job satisfaction?

Violeta has been feeling grouchy at her coworkers for weeks, but she doesn't know exactly why she has this feeling. What type of mood is she experiencing?

Job satisfaction has a ________ correlation with counterproductive behavior.

Karabo works at United Causes International. Her job requires her to spend eight hours a day entering donor information on Excel spreadsheets. Karabo's job is characterized by

Saki, Jake, and Tamar have different ideas about what makes a job satisfying. They all work for a nonprofit relief agency and travel to areas where disasters have occurred to render assistance to victims. The pay is not high, and there can be extreme health risks because contagious diseases often break out in disaster zones due to the resulting poor sanitation. Their coworkers are friendly, intelligent, and generally nice. Saki feels strongly that she wants to be able to make a difference and help people when they are in trouble. Jake worries deeply about expenses. He has a large load of student debt to pay off, and his wife is expecting their second child. Tamar tolerates teamwork but isn't thrilled by it, and she also has mild anxiety about germs. Which of the following statements is most likely True?

The developers of the Job Descriptive Index (JDI) survey recommend that surveys in the organization should not be anonymous so that managers can identify which employees are not satisfied and address their specific needs.

Pratique Solutions offers jobs that require creativity and hires people who are enthusiastic and friendly. Their pay scale meets the industry norm but does not exceed it, and managers tend to stay at the same job level for a long time. In which of the following areas would Pratique Solutions score low on in a JDI survey? 

The results of surveys of common work values can be broken down into several general categories. Those general categories include which of the following sets of items?

The ________ assesses satisfaction with pay, promotion, supervision, and coworkers, as well as satisfaction with the work itself.

Service jobs are high in emotional labor.