Your fellow employees have a terrible work situation. They work in an old, run-down building with an antiquated heating system.
The work itself is tedious and the supervisor is rarely available and only shows up to give reprimands for production shortfalls. Nobody has received a promotion in two years. The work is boring, repetitious, and unrewarding. You are trying to improve this situation with the help of Herzberg's two-factor theory. You decide that your first job should be to improve the hygiene factors. Which of the following would you consider a hygiene factor?
A) working conditions
B) training related to new skills
C) recognition
D) employee empowerment
E) promotion
Question 2
Jane Simpson rates low on conscientiousness. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true about Jane?
A) She will be easily distracted.
B) She will be creative.
C) She will be nervous, depressed, and insecure.
D) She will perform better in jobs that require significant interpersonal interaction.
E) She will be positive and optimistic.
Ecology at work
Lilly Martin Spencer’s Young Husband: First Marketing (1854). Note that passers-by are amused at thi
W-2 form issued to employees at the end of the year.
Human Relations: The Art and Science of Building Effective Relationships
home work question
Polyps of a reef-building coral