Organizational Behavior (17th Edition) - Standalone book
Organizational Behavior (17th Edition) - Standalone book
17th Edition
ISBN: 9780134103983
Author: Stephen P. Robbins, Timothy A. Judge
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 14CR
Summary Introduction

To Determine:

If you think U.S. workers are less motivated by vacation time than workers in other countries and if so why or why not.

Case Summary: There are many workers in US who faced with 60-70 or 80-hour weeks while some others who are unemployed have too much time on their hands. Those who unemployed and have time to spare on vacation does not have a good financial support to take a vacation while those who are employed and who good financial means to take a vacation does not have enough time to spend on a vacation.

Interpretation: Why U.S workers are less motivated to spend less time on vacation as compared to other workers in other developed countries.

Adequate Information: The average U.S. worker get 2.6 weeks of vacation a year, but only 43% take their complete vacation time. The reasons why US employees do not take their vacation time may vary from reason of job insecurity to heavy work pressure.

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