4. Carrie owns an event management firm. She believes that employees who careful

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4. Carrie owns an event management firm. She believes that employees who carefully follow instructions and a well-written manual of procedures tend to have maximum productivity. She closely oversees the work of her employees and controls the timing, scheduling, and sequencing of work activities. She discourages any deviation from standard practices. How will this affect the job satisfaction of employees working in Carrie's firm? Do you agree with her views?

5. Describe the nature of hindrance stressors, and give one example each of three different hindrance stressors.

6. Compare and contrast extraversion and neuroticism. Explain the negative implications of neuroticism.

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Job satisfaction is a positive feeling about the job resulting from an evaluation of its characteristics. In case of Carrie, she believes that rigidity in the management framework, coupled strict discipline can help her maximize the productivity through her employees. Although it may help her achieve the desired results to a great extent, Carrie would still fail to establish a conducive place for her employees to enjoy working in. Lack of flexibility in job makes the job uninteresting for any employee. Their attitudes towards the job shall be either negative or indifferent. In addition, Carrie shall also be unable to avail the willing cooperation from her employees at work because there shall be no scope for the employees to put forth their suggestions and feedback to make the system more satisfactory for them. Non-monetary incentives play an important role in boosting the efficiency of the employees at work by making them feel motivated. Carrie has completely failed to tap this aspect of the employee’s well-being and hence lack of job satisfaction of employees working in Carrie’s firm shall indicate that productivity cannot be simply improved by overseeing the employee’s activities and keeping them under a strict radar.

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