MGMT1135 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Dependent And Independent Variables, Scientific Method
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Study of what people, think, feel, do, in/around organisations. Micro: individual differences, emotions attitudes, motivations, performance. Meso: linking individuals to groups/ organisations (p-e fit, climate and culture) An organisation is a social arrangement for achieving controlled performance in pursuit of collective goals" - (huczynski & buchanan, 2013) Empirical research: based on data and careful study. Collecting data, following scientific methodology with hell better understand underlying reasons of relationships. Scientific method: must translate observations and intuitions into hypotheses that can be tested scientifically, use scientific method" to investigate the world. Theory: identifies underlying causes of something the scientist has observed, builds on. Hypotheses: a specific, testable statement explaining the conditions under which something occurs (derived from theory) Data collection: subjective measures (observation or scales) Number of cars produced per hour - quantity. Number of errors made per hour - quality. Researcher changes to see if effects other variable: dependent - the effect.
