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In her work in the publishing industry, Vera Loranzo seeks out new authors who she considers promising.
 
  In the past two years, she has found a number of new writers whose work she thought was exceptional and immersed herself in the task of helping them shape their manuscripts for submission to her managers for publishing. Although she was extremely proud of the results, none of the authors she worked with were chosen for publication. After learning about her management's decision, she is extremely frustrated and is beginning to resent the job she does. However, she knows there is nothing she can do and continues working because of the good perks and salary benefits the job offers. How can Loranzo's job attitude be best described?
  A) low job involvement
  B) low job satisfaction
  C) high psychological empowerment
  D) high positivity offset
  E) low emotional contagion

Question 2

Which of the following questions best helps understand an employee's organizational commitment?
 
  A) Do you feel you have a good working relationship with team members?
  B) Do you feel the organization will take care of you and your family in times of need?
  C) Do you enjoy your work even in the face of challenges?
  D) Does the organization provide valuable feedback to help you increase productivity?
  E) Do you believe in the organization's objective on sustainable work practices?


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Answer to Question 1

B
Explanation: B) Vera is beginning to have a negative feeling toward her job resulting in low job satisfaction. She believes that she has invested tremendously in the organization, which shows a high job involvement. She also demonstrates a low psychological empowerment because she succumbs to the situation and feels there is nothing she can do to make the situation better.

Answer to Question 2

E
Explanation: E) The degree to which an employee identifies with a particular organization and its goals and wishes to maintain membership in the organization is referred to as organizational commitment.



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