Your Textbook Referred to a Gallup Poll Taken in 2011

question 167

Multiple Choice

Your textbook referred to a Gallup poll taken in 2011 that indicated that only 47% of workers surveyed felt loyalty toward their employer.This figure was down from 59% just three years earlier.This reflects a serious concern about the _________________.

• A)need to examine why workers are actively disengaged at their jobs
• B)need for people to go back to school and learn new skills
• C)suggestion to reexamine these results by using other methods of data collection
• D)current motivational theories and why the application of these theories is not working in modern day businesses

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Definitions:

Binding Minimum Wage

A minimum wage rate that is set above the equilibrium wage in the labor market, causing potential unemployment by forcing employers to pay more than the market rate for labor.

Incomes

Earnings received by individuals or entities for their labor, investments, or participation in business activities, often measured on a regular basis like monthly or yearly.

Minimum-Wage Laws

Legislation that sets the lowest hourly wage rate that an employer can legally pay to workers, aiming to ensure a minimum standard of living for employees.

Surplus Of Labor

The situation where the supply of labor exceeds the demand for it, often leading to unemployment or underemployment.