Motivation Is One of the Most Frequently Researched Topics in OB

question 27

Multiple Choice

Motivation is one of the most frequently researched topics in OB. According to a study, by workers' own reports, they waste roughly 2 hours per day, not counting lunch and scheduled breaks and the biggest time-wasters are Internet surfing and ________.

• A) updating their skills
• B) conversing with managers
• C) talking with co-workers
• D) simulating work environment
• E) reading instructional books

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Definitions:

Energy Levels

Quantized states of an electron in an atom or molecule, characterized by specific amounts of energy and determinable by quantum mechanics.

Secondary Consumer

Organisms, typically carnivores or omnivores, that obtain energy by consuming primary consumers in an ecosystem's food chain.

Tertiary Consumer

An organism that typically occupies the fourth trophic level in a food web, primarily consuming secondary consumers.

Carnivore

Consumer in a food chain that eats other animals.