Final Exam Chap 4

Question 1

Two different responses to job dissatisfaction

Answer 1

active: something the person can do something about
passive: when the person chooses not to respond in an active way

Question 2

Affective

Answer 2

the emotional part of an attitude

Question 3

Affective Commitment

Answer 3

Employee’s emotional attachment to an organization

Question 4

Attitude

Answer 4

A psychological tendency that is expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor

Question 5

Behavioral

Answer 5

An intention to act based upon the cognitions and affect experienced

Question 6

Career Adaptability

Answer 6

A psychosocial construct that denotes an individuals resources for coping with current and anticipated tasks, transitions, traumas in their occupational roles”

Question 7

Cognitive

Answer 7

Describes a statement of belief about something

Question 8

Cognitive Dissonance

Answer 8

Incompatibility between two or more attitudes and behavior

Question 9

Constructive

Answer 9

A positive or negative response to job dissatisfaction

Question 10

Continuance Commitment

Answer 10

Degree to which an employee is aware of the costs of leaving the organization

Question 11

Destructive

Answer 11

A positive or negative response to job dissatisfaction

Question 12

Employee Engagement

Answer 12

The investments of an individual’s complete self into a role

Question 13

Job Involvement

Answer 13

How much an employee identifies with his or her job and views his or her performance at work as an essential part of his or her self-esteem

Question 14

Job Search Envy

Answer 14

A situational form of envy specific to the job search domain

Question 15

Normative Commitment

Answer 15

Moral obligation to stay with the organization because it is the right thing to do

Question 16

Organizational Commitment

Answer 16

An employee’s desire to remain a member of an organization

Question 17

Perceived Organizational Support

Answer 17

When employees pay attention to whether the organization values their contributions and cares about their well-being

Question 18

Psychological Empowerment

Answer 18

Intrinsic task motivation manifested in a set of four cognitions reflecting an individuals orientation to his or her work role: Competence, impact, meaning, and self-determination

Question 19

Four dimensions of psychological empowerment?

Answer 19

meaning, competence, self-determination, impact

Question 20

Four C’s of Career adaptability

Answer 20

Concern, control, curiosity, and confidence