What is autonomy and why is it such an important component of job satisfaction?
What will be an ideal response?
The level of autonomy on the job refers to how much a particular job allows a worker to control his or her activities. The level of autonomy and discretion (or trust) in a job is important because satisfaction in the work performed is invariably lower when every action is tightly controlled or monitored. Having the trust of one's employer (handling secrets, not being monitored or supervised closely by anyone) is invariably associated with greater responsibilities and higher pay. By contrast, in very low-trust workplaces, cameras may monitor workers' every move and the ability to choose when to take a break (or even go to the bathroom!) may be monitored and controlled by someone else.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Jeremy includes items that measure sexism in his index of gender roles. He does this because he believes the two variables are empirically related. As a methodology student, you should tell Jeremy that: a. it's a great idea, and he should do it
b. if he includes both the variables in his index he is violating concerns about the general or specific dimensions of an index. c. if he includes both the variables in his index he needs to examine the bivariate correlations between them to be sure they are empirically correlated. d. if he includes both the variables in his index he is violating the criteria specifying the need for unidimensionality in index construction. e. great idea as long as the bivariate correlations among the variables exceed 0.9
To compute Spearman's rho, we
a. rank the scores from each variable from high to low b. take the difference between each score and the mean c. estimate the mean rank squared d. ignore all tied scores
______ is the rise of worldly thinking, particularly seen in the rise of science, technology, and rational thought, and a simultaneous decline in the influence of religion.
A. Automation B. Industrialization C. Secularization D. Profanity