Exam 3: Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Not trying very hard as a response to job dissatisfaction would be what type of response?

The emotional or feeling segment of an attitude is known as the ________ component.

A person who experiences positive feelings about their job is experiencing:

Is any particular cause of job satisfaction more important than the others? If so,why? If not,why not?

Should managers focus more on job involvement than job satisfaction or organisational commitment? Explain your answer.

A popular measure of job satisfaction that is sophisticated and accurate is the:

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

The cognitive component of an attitude describes an intention to behave in a certain way towards someone or something.

Julia owns a bakery in Melbourne.She has four employees who have unique positions: one works as a baker,one applies decorations to the cakes,one works at the counter helping customers,and one markets their catering business. Evie has worked at the counter for six months.She complains to the other workers that she works harder for the amount of income she receives.In this attitude to her work,Evie is expressing the ________ component.

Jonathan is a scientist for a local manufacturer that employs a large percentage of the small town where he lives.Until recently,Jonathan loved his job.However,it has been discovered that the company is releasing small amounts of toxins into the local river.Jonathan is extremely bothered by this information.Based on what you know about Jonathan,describe the cognitive dissonance that he is experiencing and two ways that Jonathan can alter his behaviour or attitude to reduce the dissonance.

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?

Job involvement is best defined as a worker's:

________ refers to an organisation's self-regulated actions to benefit society or the environment beyond what is required by law.

What are the three components of an attitude?

Which of the following statements is correct with regard to motivation and job satisfaction?

When debating with a co-worker the need for different types of job attitudes,what is your response?

A popular measure of job satisfaction that is not very time-consuming is the:

Counterproductive work behaviour (CWB)very often happens spontaneously and with few,if any,warning signs.

The relationship between job performance and job satisfaction is so weak that it is statistically insignificant.

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?