The Most Important Factor in the Gradual Decline or Stagnation

question 25

Multiple Choice

The most important factor in the gradual decline or stagnation in union membership has been attributed to:

• A) Political and legal conditions governing the workplace.
• B) Structural changes in the labor force.
• C) Improved management practices in organizations.
• D) Increase of government employees.
• E) Decrease of automobile manufacturing workers.

Understand the concept of Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) and its impact on organizational effectiveness.

Explain the job characteristics model and its implications for employee motivation.

Discuss the principles of equity and procedural justice in the context of motivation.

Evaluate the effects of diversity on motivational challenges within a multicultural workforce.

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