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Respond with one or two words to one or two sentences (maximum for each question.)

Provide your response(s) to:

Thinking about her experiences:

1. What should Ellen have realized when she got her "real first job"?

1. What type[s] of labour and dissonance[s] are applicable?

1. What forms of Organizational Commitment are evident [and where] in various parts of this case?

1. What expressions / stages of dissatisfaction did she go through?

1. In her 2nd job, what signs/symptoms tell you something has gone wrong?

1. Application of specific Motivational Theories:

1. Use a Needs Based Theory to explain what is going on.

1. Use Equity Theory [only] to explain what's going on.

1. Use Expectancy Theory [only] to explain what's going on.

Explain how the JCM, using the 5 core job dimensions, could be used to enhance the motivational appeal of her job. Be specific - identify each of the 5 and then how you would adjust each of the 5 core job dimensions, and how adjusting each of these 5 elements changes the respective psychological state[s] created by the doing of the job and thereby the experienced personal outcomes.