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M: Organizational Behavior 2nd Edition by Steven McShane, Mary Von Glinow

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0077801960
book M: Organizational Behavior 2nd Edition by Steven McShane, Mary Von Glinow cover

M: Organizational Behavior 2nd Edition by Steven McShane, Mary Von Glinow

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0077801960
Exercise 9
Scenario: John and Jane
John works in a medium sized office. Last year, the company hired Jane as John's new supervisor. Jane's management style includes berating her employees in front of the other office workers when something is not completed to her specifications. Over the year, John has been singled out by Jane more and more often and it has become a daily occurrence. John has been putting in extra effort in order to reduce the public humiliation being inflicted upon him, but he has been becoming ill more often than usual.
Since Jane controls the task scheduling very tightly, John may also be experiencing stress due to:
A) job burnout.
B) job specialization.
C) low task control.
D) low autonomy.
E) high power distance.
Explanation
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