OBHR 330 Chapter 3 Review Questions with Correct Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1: employee's desire to remain a member of an organization
Answer: organizational commitment
Question 2: This type of organizational commitment involves the desire to remain in an organization
because of an emotional attachment
Answer: affective commitment
Question 3: liking an organization's atmosphere, liking coworkers, and loving what you do are all
characteristics of:
Answer: affective commitment
Question 4: This model is associated with affective commitment and is the idea that individuals with
fewer bonds will be more likely to quit
Answer: erosion model
Question 5: This model is associated with affective commitment and is the idea that individuals with
bonds to people who leave the organization will also leave
Answer: social influence model
Question 6: A type of organizational commitment that involves the desire to remain in an organization
because of costs associated with leaving
Answer: continuance commitment
Question 7: you would lose too much pay, you have good benefits, and having to start over at a different
company are all characteristics associated with:
Answer: continuance commitment
Question 8: This idea is associated with continuance commitment and involves (1) an employee's links
to an organization and community, (2) sense of fit with an organization and community, (3) and what
they have to sacrifice for a job change
Answer: embeddedness
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(Grade A+)
Question 1: employee's desire to remain a member of an organization
Answer: organizational commitment
Question 2: This type of organizational commitment involves the desire to remain in an organization
because of an emotional attachment
Answer: affective commitment
Question 3: liking an organization's atmosphere, liking coworkers, and loving what you do are all
characteristics of:
Answer: affective commitment
Question 4: This model is associated with affective commitment and is the idea that individuals with
fewer bonds will be more likely to quit
Answer: erosion model
Question 5: This model is associated with affective commitment and is the idea that individuals with
bonds to people who leave the organization will also leave
Answer: social influence model
Question 6: A type of organizational commitment that involves the desire to remain in an organization
because of costs associated with leaving
Answer: continuance commitment
Question 7: you would lose too much pay, you have good benefits, and having to start over at a different
company are all characteristics associated with:
Answer: continuance commitment
Question 8: This idea is associated with continuance commitment and involves (1) an employee's links
to an organization and community, (2) sense of fit with an organization and community, (3) and what
they have to sacrifice for a job change
Answer: embeddedness
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