Professor Snow Has Assigned a Research Project That Asks You

question 15

Multiple Choice

Professor Snow has assigned a research project that asks you to study an organizational culture (from a purist point of view) . Which of these projects do you imagine would best fulfill her expectations?

• A) An Internet survey of managers' attitudes toward their employees at a large American automobile manufacturer.
• B) An ethnographic study of storytelling at a farmers' market where you are a frequent volunteer.
• C) An interview study that replicates the Hawthorne Studies' interview study to see if Mayo's results are replicable in a 21st-century workplace.
• D) A literature review of managerial textbooks offered in courses required for MBAs in organizational leadership at a top-tier university.

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