Dawood Feels Strongly That He Should Work Longer Hours to Develop

question 44

Multiple Choice

Dawood feels strongly that he should work longer hours to develop his career, but he and his wife have a new baby. He is torn between two obligations. ________ describes this inconsistency between his attitudes and his beliefs.

• A) Organizational commitment
• B) Job satisfaction
• C) Cognitive dissonance
• D) Job involvement

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Definitions:

Accessible

Easily reached or obtained; easy to understand or appreciate.

Automatically

Occurring involuntarily or without conscious thought, as in actions or processes in the human body or computers.

Conformity

The act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms, policies, or societal expectations.

Social Decision Scheme

A model or strategy used within a group to aggregate individual preferences or opinions into a collective decision.