MGT 4000 Test 1, Clemson questions
well answered 2025/2026
Job Satisfaction - ANS ✔✔A pleasurable emotional state resulting from the appraisal of ones job
or job experiences
Value Perception Theory - ANS ✔✔Dissatisfaction = (Vwant) - (Vhave) X (Importance)
Job Characteristic Theory - ANS ✔✔Jobs are more enjoyable when work tasks are challenging
and fulfilling
Organizational Commitment - ANS ✔✔Degree to which an employee wishes to maintain
membership in an organization. ex. Affective, Continuance, Normative
Affective organization commitment - ANS ✔✔desire to remain a member of an organization
because of an emotional attachment or involvement in an organization
Continuance organization commitment - ANS ✔✔desire to remain a member of an organization
because of the costs associated with leaving
Normative organizational commitment - ANS ✔✔desire to remain a member of an organization
because of a feeling of obligation. you ought to
Exit - ANS ✔✔ending or restricting membership
Voice - ANS ✔✔Constructive response where individuals attempt to improve the situation
, Loyalty - ANS ✔✔A passive response where the employee remains supportive while hoping for
improvement
Neglect - ANS ✔✔Interest and effort in the job is reduced
Withdrawal - ANS ✔✔A set of actions that employees perform to avoid the work situation. i.e.
all forms are correlated
The Stress-Response Process - ANS ✔✔The psychological & physical mechanisms through which
demanding events affect health, well-being, and performance
Stressors - ANS ✔✔Potentially threatening or demanding events that require an adaptive
response. 2 types; Psych and physical
Key Point* - ANS ✔✔-Modern work roles contain both physical and psychosocial stressors.
-We are less well-evolved to cope with psychosocial stressors
Role Conflict - ANS ✔✔Demands of one role are incompatible with demands of another role
The Job Demand-Control Model - ANS ✔✔Job Stress = High Demands + Low Control
Internal Locus of Control - ANS ✔✔Successes due to effort and ability
External Locus of Control - ANS ✔✔Success due to luck or powerful other people
Organizational Behavior (OB) - ANS ✔✔A field of study devoted to understanding, explaining,
and ultimately improving the attitudes and behaviors of individuals and groups in organizations
well answered 2025/2026
Job Satisfaction - ANS ✔✔A pleasurable emotional state resulting from the appraisal of ones job
or job experiences
Value Perception Theory - ANS ✔✔Dissatisfaction = (Vwant) - (Vhave) X (Importance)
Job Characteristic Theory - ANS ✔✔Jobs are more enjoyable when work tasks are challenging
and fulfilling
Organizational Commitment - ANS ✔✔Degree to which an employee wishes to maintain
membership in an organization. ex. Affective, Continuance, Normative
Affective organization commitment - ANS ✔✔desire to remain a member of an organization
because of an emotional attachment or involvement in an organization
Continuance organization commitment - ANS ✔✔desire to remain a member of an organization
because of the costs associated with leaving
Normative organizational commitment - ANS ✔✔desire to remain a member of an organization
because of a feeling of obligation. you ought to
Exit - ANS ✔✔ending or restricting membership
Voice - ANS ✔✔Constructive response where individuals attempt to improve the situation
, Loyalty - ANS ✔✔A passive response where the employee remains supportive while hoping for
improvement
Neglect - ANS ✔✔Interest and effort in the job is reduced
Withdrawal - ANS ✔✔A set of actions that employees perform to avoid the work situation. i.e.
all forms are correlated
The Stress-Response Process - ANS ✔✔The psychological & physical mechanisms through which
demanding events affect health, well-being, and performance
Stressors - ANS ✔✔Potentially threatening or demanding events that require an adaptive
response. 2 types; Psych and physical
Key Point* - ANS ✔✔-Modern work roles contain both physical and psychosocial stressors.
-We are less well-evolved to cope with psychosocial stressors
Role Conflict - ANS ✔✔Demands of one role are incompatible with demands of another role
The Job Demand-Control Model - ANS ✔✔Job Stress = High Demands + Low Control
Internal Locus of Control - ANS ✔✔Successes due to effort and ability
External Locus of Control - ANS ✔✔Success due to luck or powerful other people
Organizational Behavior (OB) - ANS ✔✔A field of study devoted to understanding, explaining,
and ultimately improving the attitudes and behaviors of individuals and groups in organizations
