1. If you think about the components of value-percept theory and job characteristics theory, where does "the product" fit in? How can the high satisfaction of Activision Blizzard employees be explained by those theories?  
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3. 2.  Does it make sense to think of satisfaction as an aspect of industries, rather than jobs? Activision Blizzard employs a number of different employees in a number of different roles. Is there a reason to suspect, say, a quality assurance person at Activision Blizzard to be more satisfied than a quality assurance person in a typical manufacturing job?  
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5. 3.  What role do hours worked play in job satisfaction? Do gaming companies have an obligation to help employees manage their hours, even when they are "in the zone" in their coding or even when product launch deadlines are looming?
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7.  4.   Consider how you would react to 360-degree feedback. If you were the one receiving the feedback, whose views would you value most: your manager's or your peer's? 
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9. 5.  Which type of organizational commitment (affective, continuance, or normative) do you think is most important to the majority of employees? Which do you think is most important to you? 
10. 6.  Can you think of reasons the increased diversity of the workforce might actually increase organizational commitment? Why? Which of the three types of commitment might explain that sort of result?

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1 In valuepercept theory the product can fit within the job satisfaction component where employees evaluate their satisfaction with the work they do including the final product they contribute to In j... View the full answer