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ard work week?

3. What effect will the fourday work week have on organizational commitment?

4. What effect will the fourday work week have on job satisfaction?

The findings of the proposed research study will add to the body of knowledge on organizational behavior. These findings will provide organizational managements with an informed basis for making decisions related to changes to the standard work week.

Several terms which are integral to the proposed study require definition. These terms, together with their definitions, are as follows:

1. Fourday work week: a work week consisting of 40hours, which are completed in four tenhour days, which are worked consecutively.

2. Job satisfaction: the degree to which an individualstates that he or she is satisfied with both the specific tasks associated with the job, and the organizational environment of which the job is a part.

3. Organizational commitment: the degree to which an individual states that he or she both supports the objectives of the organization, and is willing to remain employed by the organization.

4. Standard work week: a work week consisting of 40hours, which are completed in five eighthour days, which are worked consecutively.

The methodology which will be employed in the conduct of the proposed study will rely on the analysis of published data, as opposed to the performance of original research. To some extent, therefore, the findings of the proposed study may not be fully generalizable to all organizations.

In the thesis reporting the results of the proposed research study, a thorough review of the relevant literature will be presented. In this proposal, literature is reviewed on two topics relevant to the problem to be investigated. These topics are motivation in organizations, and the application of power in organizations.

A preponderence of the literature related to motivation relies on the psychological theories of...