According to a 2011 survey, many workers in Qtopia Inc are dissatisfied with their jobs. The survey revealed that most of the dissatisfied workers believe that they have very little control over their job assignments.
Therefore, to increase workers' job satisfaction, Boris, a production manager, feels they need to only concentrate on changing the dissatisfied workers' beliefs regarding the degree of control they have over their job assignments. Which of the following, if true, would weaken the conclusion made by Boris?
A) Many dissatisfied workers feel that their wages are too low and working conditions are unsatisfactory.
B) The number of workers in Qtopia Inc. who are satisfied with their jobs is greater than the number of workers who are dissatisfied.
C) The workers in Qtopia Inc. are more dissatisfied than workers in other companies.
D) The 2008 edition of a popular magazine included Qtopia Inc. on its list of 100 best companies to work for.
E) The workers in the company who are satisfied with their jobs believe that they have sufficient control over their job assignments.
Question 2
The question of span of control determines ________.
A) the employee grievance policy of the organization
B) the number of levels and managers in an organization
C) where decisions are made
D) how jobs will be grouped
E) how employees will be compensated
Increasing Separation of Masters and Workers
Continental United States Hurricane Strikes from 1950-2011
Average real hourly wages (2010 dollars) by education level, full-time workers aged 17 to 34 in 2011
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey