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) Emotional contagion B) Job satisfaction
C) Absenteeism
D) Turnover rate E) Cognitive dissonance
B) Job satisfaction
Job dissatisfaction is more likely to translate into ________ when employees feel or perceive they have many available
alternatives and when employees have high human capital.
A) high productivity B) employee engagement
C) increased customer satisfaction
D) turnover E) organizational citizenship behavior
D) turnover
