Job Satisfaction.
www.shrm.org - The Society for Human Resources Management completes a Job Satisfaction Survey each year. This chapter discusses the major causes of job satisfaction. Go to www.shrm.org and in the search box type in "Job Satisfaction". Click on "2012 Employee Job Satisfaction and Engagement" click on "Summary" to read the Executive Summary of the report.

1			What are the top aspects contributing to employee engagement in 2012? What are the top five contributors to employee job satisfaction in 2012 What do these findings mean for organizations?

Organizational Commitment.
http://ww2.uri.edu/ - University of Rhode Island. Organizational Commitment is the extent to which an individual identifies with an organization and its goals. Go to http://ww2.uri.edu/ in the search box type in "Organizational Commitment". Click on the first entry – "Organizational Commitment –Rhode Island University". This should take you to Professor Scholl's page on organizational commitment. Scroll down to the table where control-based employer HR practices are contrasted with commitment-based employer HR practices.

2			Which HR practices are consistent with your values i.e. control versus commitment?
3			Search the internet or discuss with classmates, two different organizations that fit into each category.