A Senior Executive in Your Organization Read an Older Organizational

question 53

Essay

A senior executive in your organization read an older organizational behaviour textbook, which concluded that there is little relationship between job satisfaction and job performance. The senior executive now believes that it is a waste of time and money to have 'happy workers'. Instead, the executive is recommending finding ways to improve productivity without any consideration for employee well-being (beyond legal requirements). The company president is concerned that the executive's information may convince other members of the management committee to take a similar harsh view. Provide three different arguments why companies should try to maintain a reasonable level of job satisfaction among employees in this organization.

Calculate probabilities of complex events using fundamental probability rules.

Understand the concept and calculation of conditional probability.

Distinguish between discrete and continuous random variables.

Apply probability concepts to determine the probability distributions for discrete random variables.

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Definitions:

Pulmonary

Related to the lungs or the respiratory system.

Endocrine

Pertains to the system of glands that release hormones directly into the bloodstream to regulate bodily functions.

Respiratory

Pertaining to the process of inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide from the body.

Somatic Nervous System

The body system consisting of the sensory nerves, whose function is to convey information from the skin and muscles to the central nervous system about conditions such as pain and temperature, and the motor nerves, whose function is to tell muscles what to do.