It has probably happened to you: You are in a meeting, but your boss is totally distracted by their phone — drawn away by the latest ping of an email or text message, or scrolling a news feed. The phenomenon is called boss “phubbing,” which is when a supervisor snubs (冷落) an employee in favor of his mobile phone when they are meeting. And two researchers of marketing at Baylor University have found that this behavior undermines trust and engagement in the workplace.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.What is the phenomenon of boss phubbing?A. An employee always being distracted at work.B. Many people frequently check an email or text message.C. A supervisor being constantly distracted by a phone in a meeting.D. A boss being too interested in new mobile phones.
It has probably happened to you: You are in a meeting, but your boss is totally distracted by their phone — drawn away by the latest ping of an email or text message, or scrolling a news feed. The phenomenon is called boss “phubbing,” which is when a supervisor snubs (冷落) an employee in favor of his mobile phone when they are meeting. And two researchers of marketing at Baylor University have found that this behavior undermines trust and engagement in the workplace. 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. What is the phenomenon of boss phubbing? A. An employee always being distracted at work. B. Many people frequently check an email or text message. C. A supervisor being constantly distracted by a phone in a meeting. D. A boss being too interested in new mobile phones.
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本题考查对文章中特定概念“boss phubbing”的理解。解题思路是在文章中找到对“boss phubbing”的定义描述，然后将各个选项与该定义进行逐一对比分析。
- 文章中明确提到 “The phenomenon is called boss ‘phubbing,’ which is when a supervisor snubs (冷落) an employee in favor of his mobile phone when they are meeting.”，即“boss phubbing”指的是主管在开会时为了玩手机而冷落员工的现象。
- 分析选项A：选项A描述的是“An employee always being distracted at work”，说的是员工在工作时总是分心，而“boss phubbing”的主体是主管，并非员工，所以A选项不符合“boss phubbing”的定义。
- 分析选项B：选项B “Many people frequently check an email or text message” 只是说很多人频繁查看邮件或短信，没有体现出主管在会议中冷落员工这一关键要素，所以B选项也不正确。
- 分析选项C：选项C “A supervisor being constantly distracted by a phone in a meeting” 准确地描述了主管在会议中因手机而不断分心，这与文章中对“boss phubbing”的定义相符，所以C选项正确。
- 分析选项D：选项D “A boss being too interested in new mobile phones” 仅仅提到老板对新手机感兴趣，没有涉及到在会议中冷落员工的内容，不符合“boss phubbing”的定义，所以D选项错误。