Your Fellow Employees Have a Terrible Work Situation

question 38

Multiple Choice

Your fellow employees have a terrible work situation. They work in an old, run-down building with an antiquated heating system. The work itself is tedious and the supervisor is rarely available and only shows up to give reprimands for production shortfalls. Nobody has received a promotion in two years. The work is boring, repetitious, and unrewarding. You have decided to try to apply Herzberg's two-factor theory.
-Which of the following statements would likely be true?

• A) When the working conditions are improved, employees will be satisfied.
• B) The relationship with the supervisor is a motivation factor.
• C) Fixing the conditions that make the employees dissatisfied will not make them satisfied.
• D) Employees are dissatisfied due to lack of recognition.
• E) The major reason for dissatisfaction is probably the nature of the work itself.

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