Top Management of a Large Multinational Corporation Wants to Create

question 15

Multiple Choice

Top management of a large multinational corporation wants to create a culture of innovativeness and change.A consultant hired to assess the company's organizational culture finds that only 15% of employees are open to new ideas and approaches toward their work.Consequently the company conducts a program for employees in order to reinforce the new corporate philosophy.After the program is completed, employees are surveyed to see if a greater percentage is now open to innovativeness and change.The correct alternative hypothesis is ________________________ .

• A)p = 0.15
• B)p > 0.15
• C)p < 0.15
• D)µ > 0.15
• E)µ ≠ 0.15

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