Top Management of a Large Multinational Corporation Wants to Create $p = 0.15$

question 11

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) \(\mathrm { p } > 0.15\)
• C) \(\mathrm { p } < 0.15\)
• D) \(\mu > 0.15\)
• E) \(\mu \neq 0.15\)

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Definitions:

Hypothetical-Deductive Reasoning

The process of forming hypotheses and systematically testing them to solve problems or arrive at conclusions.

Metacognition

The awareness and understanding one has of their own thought processes, often referred to as "thinking about thinking."

Scientific Process

A methodological approach to research and discovery based on empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning.

Logical-Derivative Reasoning

The ability to apply logical rules to derive new information or conclusions from given statements.