Their research drew on survey responses from 413 supervisors and employees. The participants were asked to respond to statements that measured degrees of boss phubbing. The researchers found that boss phubbing negatively impacts employees' trust in their supervisor, which in turn negatively affects the employee's feeling that their work is meaningful, that they have the necessary resources to do their job, and that they are in a safe working environment. All this in turn leads to decreased employee engagement and productivity.Employees who experience boss phubbing, they wrote, "are less likely to feel that their work is valuable to their own professional growth." In addition, "employees who work under the supervision of an untrusted, phubbing supervisor tend to have lower confidence in their own ability to carry out their job, which negatively impacts engagement."The distracted supervisor is not a new development, of course. Even without a cell phone, bosses can snub their employees by not giving them their full attention, whether it's twirling a pen or leafing through other documents.17. How does boss phubbing affect trust and engagement in the workplace?A. It undermines employee engagement and productivity.B. It negatively affects the employee's feeling about the meaning of life.C. It negatively impacts supervisor's trust in their employees.D. It causes supervisors to face an unsafe working environment.
Their research drew on survey responses from 413 supervisors and employees. The participants were asked to respond to statements that measured degrees of boss phubbing. The researchers found that boss phubbing negatively impacts employees' trust in their supervisor, which in turn negatively affects the employee's feeling that their work is meaningful, that they have the necessary resources to do their job, and that they are in a safe working environment. All this in turn leads to decreased employee engagement and productivity.
Employees who experience boss phubbing, they wrote, "are less likely to feel that their work is valuable to their own professional growth." In addition, "employees who work under the supervision of an untrusted, phubbing supervisor tend to have lower confidence in their own ability to carry out their job, which negatively impacts engagement."
The distracted supervisor is not a new development, of course. Even without a cell phone, bosses can snub their employees by not giving them their full attention, whether it's twirling a pen or leafing through other documents.
17. How does boss phubbing affect trust and engagement in the workplace?
A. It undermines employee engagement and productivity.
B. It negatively affects the employee's feeling about the meaning of life.
C. It negatively impacts supervisor's trust in their employees.
D. It causes supervisors to face an unsafe working environment.
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本题考查对文章中关于老板玩手机（boss phubbing）对工作场所信任和投入影响的理解。解题思路是仔细分析文章中描述老板玩手机所产生的一系列影响，然后将各选项与文章内容进行逐一比对。
- 首先明确文章中老板玩手机带来的影响链条：老板玩手机→员工对上司信任降低→员工觉得工作无意义、缺乏必要资源、工作环境不安全→员工投入和生产力下降。
- 接着分析选项A：
- 文章明确提到“All this in turn leads to decreased employee engagement and productivity”，这里的“All this”指代前面老板玩手机引发的一系列负面情况，说明老板玩手机确实会削弱员工的投入和生产力，所以选项A与文章内容相符。
- 再看选项B：
- 文章中并没有任何地方提及老板玩手机会影响员工对生命意义的感受，所以选项B不符合文章内容。
- 然后看选项C：
- 文章说的是“boss phubbing negatively impacts employees' trust in their supervisor”，即老板玩手机影响的是员工对上司的信任，而不是上司对员工的信任，所以选项C与文章内容不符。
- 最后看选项D：
- 文章提到的是员工会觉得工作环境不安全，而不是上司会面临不安全的工作环境，所以选项D与文章内容不符。