Question

Job dissatisfaction and antagonistic relationships with co-workers predict a variety of behaviors organizations find undesirable, including unionization attempts, substance abuse, undue socializing, and tardiness. these behaviors are indicators of a broader syndrome called ________

Answer 1

The correct answer is employee withdrawal.

Employee withdrawal refers to the phenomenon in which low job satisfaction and/or strained relationships with co-workers lead to poor performance in employees along with other withdrawal behaviors. Withdrawn employees tend to arrive to work late, procrastinate at work, and take more days off. Employee withdrawal harms an organization by resulting in lower levels of productivity and higher employee turnover, which in turn costs an organization a significant amount.