Companies rely on employees with substantial amounts of tacit knowledge. Why do companies struggle when these employees leave the organization unexpectedly? What can companies do to help ensure that they retain tacit knowledge? The meaning of the word Tacit Knowledge …

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Which would be more damaging in organizational life–being too trusting or not being trusting enough? Why do you feel that way? In my opinion, both not trusting enough and being too trusting are damaging in an organization. Being too trusting …

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Consider the five strategies for fostering goal commitment (rewards, publicity, support, participation, and resources). Which of those strategies do you think is most effective? Can you picture any of them having potential drawbacks? All these are good strategies for fostering …

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What steps can organizations take to improve promotion satisfaction, supervision satisfaction, and coworker satisfaction? Consider the five core job characteristics (variety, identity, significance, autonomy, and feedback). Do you think that any one of those characteristics is more important than the …

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Define organizational commitment, and briefly describe the three types of organizational commitment. Organization Commitment Organizational commitment is the bond of employees with their organization to understand the goals of the organization. It is the strong point of the attachment an …

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Explain this statement: “Cognitive abilities are the brain-based skills we need to carry out any task, whether simple or complex.” There can be different kind of skills and abilities that can be reacted with different personality types. These types and …

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Describe the characteristics of continuance commitment   Characteristics of continuance commitment Continuance commitment describes the costs of an employee who associates when leaving the organization. Continuance commitment extent by organizational culture, and when an employee finds an organization to be …

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