Value$-$Percept Theory

This activity is important because as a manager, you will want your employees to have higher job satisfaction since it predicts job performance and organizational commitment. Employees tend to be more satisfied when their jobs provide them with what they value. People evaluate job satisfaction according to specific facets of the job$$such as pay, promotions, and coworker satisfaction$$and satisfaction with these facets adds together to create "overall job satisfaction."

Consider that Nkosi just received an invitation to interview for a job at Crossroads Consulting. An acquaintance of hers from college, Briana, has worked there since they both graduated and thinks Nkosi would love the new job. The following are descriptions Briana provided about the job at Crossroads.

Match the correct facet of job satisfaction to each of the job descriptions provided by Briana.

Coworker Pay Supervision

Work Itself

Promotion

Match each of the options above to the items below.

Since Crossroads is a consulting firm that makes a living out of knowing the trends in different markets, they are pretty on top of things in terms of market rates for salaries, etc.

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In the beginning, you get paid reasonably well compared to our competitors, but the true pay$-$off is in the ability to rise up the ladder quickly to where they make the big bucks. Everything is pretty structured here, so you$$ll know just what to do to make that happen if you want it$.$

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Well...upper$-$level management here isn$$t involved on a day$-$to$-$day basis. But, our immediate bosses are always around. While everyone has their bad days, most of these guys tend to be kind and have the employees$$ best interests at heart.

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Generally, the people here are pretty quick. The consulting teams tend to have a work hard, play hard philosophy $$ you know? We spend late nights in the office, but we have fun together.

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The assignments we receive are the coolest part of this job. Every client is different and offers a new challenge to conquer. It really keeps me on my toes and positive about coming to work each day.