Exam 3: Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

The belief that "violence is wrong" is an evaluative statement. Such an opinion constitutes the ________ component of an attitude.

Which of the following is generally considered the best predictor of job satisfaction?

One of your coworkers has begun to exhibit a prevalent CWP: surfing the Internet during work hours. What does this tell you about your coworker and what can you do to reverse the issue?

Actively and constructively attempting to improve conditions is part of the loyalty response to dissatisfaction.

Common causes of counterproductive work behaviors include all of the following except ________.

To get his company through some hard economic times, Ben's hours have just been reduced from 40 a week to 33. Ben is upset about the reduction in time and pay, but he shows up at work every morning and is willing to patiently wait until economic times improve, and he can go back to working full time. Which of the following best describes Ben's response to his dissatisfaction?

In general, people are satisfied with their jobs.

Job embeddedness predicts important employment outcomes of ________.

In regards to job engagement, having a good manager they enjoy working for and ________ were found to be the top causations.

Lance recently earned his doctorate from a historic University, famous for its top academics and sports programs. While in graduate school, he was very active in student life and intramurals and maintained an active social life while earning high marks for his teaching and research. Upon graduation, he was elected "senator at large" for the alumni association and still maintains strong relationships with his faculty and mentors. After graduation, Lance was hired as an assistant professor at a metropolitan University. This University is only 30 years old, has no sports program and very little collegiality among the faculty and staff. Although his teaching evaluations are high, he gets very little positive input from his supervisors and feels that he is constantly being abused and overworked by the administration, regardless of his personal life. With which two job attitudes is Lance most likely having issues?

Discuss why employees who are committed will be less likely to engage in work withdrawal even if they are dissatisfied.

Voice is an active and constructive response to dissatisfaction.

Which of the following is not an example of organizational citizenship behavior?

Munwar is dissatisfied with his job and deals with it by regularly discussing his problems with his manager. Which type of response is Joe using in this situation?

There is a strong link between employee ________ and ________.

Any incompatibility between two or more attitudes or between behavior and attitudes results in ________.

Charles makes $24,000 a year. Ana makes $40,000 a year. Ellis makes $75,000 a year. Adam makes $75,000 a year. Shonali makes $30,000 a year. Which of the following is not a true statement about the usual correlation between pay and job satisfaction?

The emotional or feeling component of a person's attitude is called ________.

Think about the best job you have ever had. What elements of that job made it particularly satisfying to you (be sure to use OB terminology)?

Creating a satisfied workforce guarantees successful organizational performance.