Question

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? Research has suggested that the workload factor, which includes variety, difficulty level, and role clarity of the job, is the most predictive factor of overall job satisfaction.

Answer 1

Answer:

The options are:

The word “clarity” should be changed to the word “precision.”

The word “most” should be changed to the word “least.”

The word “overall” should be changed to the word “general.”

The word “workload” should be changed to the phrase “work-content.”

The answer is

 The word “workload” should be changed to the phrase “work-content.”

Explanation:

Job Satisfaction:

• The degree to which an individual enjoys his job is referred to as job satisfaction.
• According to Edwin Locke, job satisfaction is a gauge that measures an individual's happiness at work or in the work environment.
• Using questionnaires and surveys, companies measure job satisfaction to assess the effects of changes in management or the management model.
• These surveys are designed to gauge certain factors that affect job satisfaction. These factors include:

1. Autonomy
2. Work content
3. Communication
4. Financial rewards
5. Growth and development  
6. Promotion
7. Coworkers
8. Supervision and feedback  
9. Workload
10. Work demands

• In the above mentioned factors, work load encompasses time pressure and tedium, whereas work content encompasses variety, challenge, role clarity .
• A study by (Saari & Judge, 2004) suggests that work content (role clarity, variety and competition/difficulty) is the most crucial factor in predicting job satisfaction.