BU288 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Personality Test, Work Motivation, Confounding
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Bu 288 organizational behaviour chapter 1 + appendix. Independent variable predicts or is the cause of variation in a dependent variable. Dependent variable expected to vary as a result of changes to independent variable. Moderating variable affects the nature of the relationship between iv and dv such that the relationship depends on the level of the moderating variable. Mediating variable intervenes or explains the relationship between an independent and a dependent variable. Reliability i(cid:374)de(cid:454) of the (cid:272)o(cid:374)siste(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455) of a (cid:396)esea(cid:396)(cid:272)h su(cid:271)je(cid:272)t"s (cid:396)espo(cid:374)ses. Validity index of the extent to which a measure truly reflects what it is supposed to measure. Convergent validity when there is a strong correlation between different measures of the same variable. Discriminant validity when there is a weak relationship between measures of different variables. Observational research research that examines the natural activities of people in an organization setting by listening to what they say and watching what they do.