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Appendix B Research in Organizational Behavior

MULTIPLE CHOICE




 A survey is administered to college students to measure their degree of job
satisfaction with their part-time jobs. The results are used to make
assumptions about the U.S. work force. This is an example of:
a. General application.
b. Research application.
c. Common research procedure.
d. Faulty
generalization. (d;
Moderate; p.608)


 Which of the following isotone of the five popular research designs?
a. Case studies
b. field surveys
c. field experiments
d. focus
groups (d; Easy;
p.609)


A basic understanding of research design is useful for:
e. developing skills in evaluating OB studies encountered in business journals.
f. managing the financial affairs of the organization.
g. developing interpersonal skills.
h. coping with a changing
environment. (a; Easy; p.606)

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 As defined in your text, the purpose of research is to:
a. expose inconsistencies in nature.
b. Publish papers.
c. help us in our search for truth.
d. teach academic
skills. (c; Moderate;
p.606)


 Research isbestdefinedas:
a. Developing hypotheses.
b. The systematic gathering of information.
c. Finding the ultimate truth.
d. Developing
theories. (b; Moderate;
p.606)


 A is any general characteristic that can be measured and that changes
in either amplitude, intensity, or both.
a. variable
b. hypothesis
c. correlation
d. theo
ry (a; Easy;
p.607)


 The variable the researcher is interested in explaining is the:
a. independent variable.
b. Dependent variable.

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c. Constraint.
d. Hypothe
sis. (b; Moderate;
p.607)


 A hypothesis is only a tentative explanation until it:
a. Has stood the test of time.
b. Is published in a research journal.
c. Is disputed by experts.
d. Is confirmed by empirical
research. (d; Easy; p.607)




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 According to the text, a hypothesis implies:
a. Statement.
b. Research is in progress or soon to be in progress.
c. A cause and effect relationship.
d. An arbitrary
estimation. (c; Moderate;
p.607)


 Which one of the following is a popular dependent variable inorb?
a. return on investment
b. increase in market share
c. employee stress
d. employee
productivity (d; Moderate;
p.607)


 A (an) is the presumed cause of some changes in the dependent variable.
a. means
b. independent variable
c. dependent variable
d. cause
(B; Moderate; p. 607)


 If employees who have background music playing at their work station are
more productive than employees who do not have such music, then the
background music may be said Tobe:
a. An independent variable.
b. A dependent variable.
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