Match the word roots with the correct meaning. Beware of distractor.

Describe a) an underlying assumption or value at BYU, b) a physical artifact that “embodies” that assumption or value, and c) a visible behavior that demonstrates this assumption or value 

In 2022, after a long COVID policy of allowing remote work, Apple Inc. mandated that their employees need to return to the office at least three days a week. This shift created a lot of challenges for many of the workers who had gotten used to working remotely.  Demonstrate your understanding of each aspect of the Job Characteristics model (i.e., name and describe) by using the model to analyze how this change in corporate policy will or will not affect workers motivation/satisfaction. (Note: you may feel that some aspects of their motivation according to the model may not change – still state this explicitly and why you think no change will occur for that aspect of the model). 

You are a manager of a group of employees and you are about to implement a new performance appraisal system. Describe three ways you ensure that your new system would be perceived as procedurally just (i.e., fair) by your employees? 

The reading, “In the company of givers and takers,” describes many ways people can effectively be “givers” in an organization without being taken advantage of. Please describe at least three ways, according to the reading, that you can effectively be a giver.

Amanda, Ruth, and Reed are all committed to their jobs, but in different ways. Amanda feels an emotional attachment to her job and really wants to stay at her job because she loves it. Amanda has commitment. Ruth is committed to her job because they helped pay her tuition for school and so she feels obligated to stay in her job. Ruth has commitment. Reed stays committed with his job because the company has a generous benefits package and has a great retirement contribution that vests after 5 years of employment. So, he doesn’t want to leave his job and subsequently lose his benefits and retirement. Reed has commitment.

List and describe the four facets of transformational leadership (the four “I’s”). Think of a time in your life when you were in a leadership position (or will be in one) and give examples of what you did (or what you could do) to exemplify these four pillars of transformational leadership.

You have almost made it, one more question!! With this type of exam there are likely concepts that you studied and learned in class that were not captured on this exam. Describe a concept that you have learned in class (that is not included in the exam) and explain why it has been meaningful to you 

Describe the difference between self-awareness and self-discovery and describe a situation where a leader can undertake both processes.

_______________ is the facet of satisfaction which has been shown to have the highest correlation (or relationship) with overall job satisfaction?