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PYC4810 Assignment 1 Memo | Due 15 April 2025. 3 Posters Provided. QUESTIONS
Read the article below and answer the following questions:
53% of South Africans unhappy at work
According to Bizcommunity (2010), only 47% of the employees are “comfortable” or “happy” in their current position. The remainder are “miserable” or “frustrated.” The agency wonders how productive these miserable employees are in their roles and as an additional cause for concern for employers (Bizcommunity, 2010).
Source: Bizcommunity. (2010, April 23). 53% of South Africans unhappy at work.
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As the student psychologist, your employer requests you to investigate the employees’ unhappiness. Therefore, you decided to commence the investigation by using Value theory of job satisfaction. Substantiate the use of Value theory to understand employees’ unhappiness in the company. Please support your reasoning with literature and use at least three sources (2020-2024).
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Describe Value theory (Paraphrase and acknowledge source) according to Greenberg (2011) and not from other sources (website, other books, and articles). Students will be penalised for using other sources. Students will receive 0% for coping word-for-word from the textbook.
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How are you going to start your investigation when apply Value theory. Provide work-related examples and support your discussion with literature. When you answer question 3, you are free to use any sources, except Artificial Intelligence (AI). You can use articles, books, websites, and other sources to support the discussion. Please use at least ten sources. The student that fails to cite the sources will get 0%.
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Present your findings in a poster. The poster must include the following headings:
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Title
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Introduction (5)
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How was investigation conducted? (10)
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Key findings and discussion (10)
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Recommendations (5)
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Conclusion (5)
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References (10)
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