The Social Information-Processing (SIP)model of Job Design Has Four Basic

question 69

Multiple Choice

The social information-processing (SIP) model of job design has four basic premises about the work environment. One such premise is that:

• A)other people help us judge what is important in our jobs.
• B)self-evaluation is the only way to understand the work environment.
• C)objective job characteristics are unimportant and do not affect organizational workers' motivation.
• D)other people's negative feedback of our jobs should be ignored.

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Definitions:

Inferior Good

A type of good for which demand decreases as the income of consumers increases, opposite to what is observed with normal goods.

Diminishing Marginal Utility

The principle that as a person consumes more of a good, the satisfaction (utility) gained from consuming an additional unit decreases.

Total Satisfaction

The total amount of pleasure or utility that a consumer receives from consuming a certain quantity of goods or services.

Utility-Maximizing

The process of adjusting consumption of goods and services to achieve the highest possible level of satisfaction or utility.