Geraldine Is a Manager in a Public Sector Agency

question 58

Multiple Choice

Geraldine is a manager in a public sector agency.She has just completed her annual performance appraisal session with her boss.After looking over her results for the last year and the feedback from her clients and staff,her boss has suggested that she needs to learn how to become more effective as a manager.He has suggested she attend an MBA course on organisational behaviour at the local business school.During the course,Geraldine is likely to learn

• A)that organisational behaviour is the study of two determinants of behaviour in organisations: individuals and groups.
• B)knowledge that can be applied towards improving an organisation's effectiveness.
• C)that the purpose of OB is to learn more about the technical skills required to be a manager.
• D)that there is little agreement as to the components or topics that constitute the subject area of OB.

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Definitions:

Categorical Variable

A type of variable that can take on one of a limited, and usually fixed, number of possible values, assigning each individual or observation to a particular group or category.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can vary in the analysis of statistical parameters.

Chi-square Statistic

A statistical measure used in tests of independence or goodness of fit, quantifying how expected counts compare to observed counts.

Null Hypothesis

The hypothesis that there is no significant difference between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.