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71. Research indicates that job satisfaction _____ job performance. A. is negatively correlated : 1201882
71. Research indicates that job satisfaction _____ job performance.
A. is negatively correlated with
B. is unrelated to
C. is positively correlated with
D. causes good
72. During the work week, Rick is the first employee to arrive at work and the last to leave. On weekends, Rick often stops by the office to volunteer his services, even though he is not scheduled to work. This example best illustrates
A. leader-member exchange theory.
B. counterproductive work behavior.
C. existence, relatedness, growth theory.
D. organizational citizenship behavior.
73. Job dissatisfaction is becoming a problem at Wernam-Hogg. Neil, the regional manager, is concerned about the possible outcomes. You explain to Neil that there are several consequences, though job dissatisfaction is least likely to cause
A. turnover.
B. aggression.
C. counterproductive work behavior.
D. organizational citizenship behavior.
74. At Kruger Industrial Smoothing, Mr. Kruger is very concerned about negative consequences of his employees’ job satisfaction. George, an I/O consultant to the company, explains that voluntary turnover is _____ related to job satisfaction and _____ related to absenteeism.
A. strongly; strongly
B. weakly; weakly
C. strongly; weakly
D. weakly; strongly
75. Which of the following has the least influence on whether or not an employee shows up for work?
A. Job dissatisfaction
B. Illness
C. Work-family conflicts
D. Financial situation
76. Kyle is looking through your textbook to research counterproductive work behaviors. According to the I/O psychology chapter, which of the following will he find occurs the least often?
A. Assaults involving co-workers
B. Computer hacking
C. Theft
D. Working slowly
77. Mr. Wick watches a TV exposé on counterproductive work behaviors and fears they may be going on at Winfred-Lauder. He demands that Drew, his human resources representative, investigate the problem immediately. Drew explains that addressing counterproductive work behaviors is difficult because
A. they are not very common.
B. they have no known causes.
C. they are hard to detect.
D. the cost of an investigation would be prohibitive, whereas the cost of counterproductive work behaviors is negligible
78. In his Industrial and Organizational Psychology class, Metley is focusing his final project on workplace assaults committed by employees. His literature review has revealed that employees actually commit _____ percent of workplace assaults.
A. less than 10
B. about 40
C. nearly 70
D. more than 90
79. Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding aggression in the workplace?
A. In general, most murder victims in the United States do not know their assailants, but in the workplace most killings occur between co-workers.
B. Instrumental aggression is uncommon in the workplace, although it is common outside of the workplace.
C. Most cases of injury in the workplace are the result of instrumental aggression.
D. Most aggression in the workplace is verbal.
80. Dudley is attending an employer conference. He plans to attend an information session entitled “Knowing More About Instrumental Aggression in the Workplace.” Instrumental aggression refers to aggression by an individual who
A. intends to achieve a goal, such as getting money.
B. uses a weapon, such as a gun.
C. intends to injure a person with an instrument.
D. uses words to hurt another’s feelings.
