BU288 Final: Organizational Behaviour Final Exam Notes
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Evidence-based management translating principles based on the best scientific evidence into organization practices. Hypothesis formal statement of the expected relationship between two variables. Variables measures that can take on two or more values. Moderating variable- a variable that affects the nature of the relationship between an independent and a dependant variable such that the relationship depends on the level of the moderating variable. Mediating variable a variable that intervenes between an independent and a dependent. Maybe because the bonus increases people"s motivation to come to work. Therefore motivation mediates the relationship between the bonus and absenteeism. Reliability index of the consistency of a research subject"s responses. Convergent validity strong relationship between different measures of the same variables. Observational research research that examines the natural activities of people in an organizational setting by listening to what they say and watching what they do. Participant observation researcher becomes functioning member of the organization being studied.
