PPT 15

Question 1

What are the variables of human behavior?

Answer 1

Biographical Characteristics

Ability Criteria

Question 2

What are biographical characteristics?

Answer 2

These are certain characteristics of individuals like age and gender.

Question 3

What are ability criteria in human behavior?

Answer 3

These are the capabilities required to do the job, such as intelligence and aptitude.

Question 4

What are the job performance parameters?

Answer 4

Employee Productivity
Absenteeism
Employee Turnover
Employee Loyalty
Job Satisfaction

Question 5

What are the factors in favor of age in the workplace?

Answer 5

Experience
Higher Commitment
Judgment Capability
Ethical Approach
Basic Training not needed
Less Supervision needed
Can be a good Trainer
Good Decision-Making ability

Question 6

What are the factors against age in the workplace?

Answer 6

More Risk Aversion
Less Flexibility
More Resistance to New Technology

Question 7

What is the relationship between age and employee productivity?

Answer 7

There is no evidence to support that age impacts productivity. Research shows that productivity and age are unrelated.

Question 8

What is absenteeism?

Answer 8

Absenteeism refers to unauthorized absence from work.

Question 9

What are the types of absenteeism?

Answer 9

Avoidable Absenteeism
Unavoidable Absenteeism

Question 10

What is avoidable absenteeism?

Answer 10

It occurs when an employee voluntarily skips going to work.

Question 11

What is unavoidable absenteeism?

Answer 11

It occurs when an employee is compelled to skip going to work due to reasons beyond their control.

Question 12

How does age affect absenteeism?

Answer 12

Avoidable Absenteeism: Younger employees exhibit more avoidable absenteeism.
Unavoidable Absenteeism: Older employees have more unavoidable absenteeism.

Question 13

What is the relationship between age and employee turnover?

Answer 13

There is an inverse relationship between age and employee turnover; older employees tend to stay longer in the organization.

Question 14

What is the relationship between age and job satisfaction?

Answer 14

There is no clear relationship between age and job satisfaction. Entrepreneurs need to design jobs that provide satisfaction for both older and younger employees.

Question 15

How does gender affect absenteeism?

Answer 15

Women generally exhibit higher levels of absenteeism compared to men, particularly in India, where women are more responsible for home affairs.

Question 16

How does gender affect employee turnover?

Answer 16

There is little evidence to suggest that women leave jobs more frequently than men. In India, women tend to leave jobs and return to family roles more often than in the West.