Question

Patagonia goes to great lengths to minimize work-family conflict by offering interesting benefits like on-site childcare. As a result, Patagonia appears to have a highly satisfied workforce, which will allow Patagonia to enjoy all of the following benefits except:
a.increased perception of quality by customers

b.increased employee motivation

c.increased job performance

d.increased organizational citizenship behaviors

e.reduced withdrawal cognitions

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Increased perception of quality by customers

Explanation:Work-family conflict is a term used to describe the imbalance created by the incompatible Demands by the responsibilities of a person at work and the person's responsibility at home.

WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT IS A MAJOR FACTOR CAUSING LOW EMPLOYEE MORALE ESPECIALLY FOR NURSING WOMEN,REDUCED WORK PERFORMANCE AND HIGH ABSENTEEISM ETC AMONG WORKERS.

When an employer puts systems in place to helps reduce the impact of this Work-family conflicts most of the performance related backslides in Organisations will be effectively managed.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is letter "A": increased perception of quality by customers.

Explanation:

By introducing childcare at work, Patagonia helps employees of the company who are mothers to reduce the stress of leaving their children away from them, having to drop them in a daycare and pick them up after work, which could be exhausting as well.

Thus, those employees are likely to be more engaged with the company since not all jobs offer that benefit. Those workers will feel more motivated to continue working in the firm, reducing the withdrawal cognitions. The increase in motivation will also impact positively in their performance improving also their organizational citizenship behavior.

The perception of consumers about improvements in the quality of the product will not be enjoyed by Patagonia.