You Are at a Family Reunion When Your Opinionated Cousin

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Essay

You are at a family reunion when your opinionated cousin Robin learns you are in a class on organizational behavior. Robin tells you that "happy employees are productive employees" and that it is a manager's job to be sure all employees are satisfied with their jobs. Before you discuss the connection between job satisfaction and job performance with your cousin, you decide to respond by reviewing what job satisfaction is and what factors affect the level of job satisfaction. Briefly explain how you would accomplish this.

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Definitions:

Inert

A term used to describe elements or substances that do not readily react with other elements or compounds.

Mitosis

A process in cell division during which the nucleus divides, typically resulting in two new cells with identical genetic material to the original cell.

Replicating

The process of making an exact copy of something, commonly used in contexts involving DNA and cell division.

Pasteurization

The process of heating food, particularly liquids, to a specific temperature to slow microbial growth and extend shelf life.