Early in JCPenney's History,store Managers Determined the Type of Merchandise

question 48

Multiple Choice

Early in JCPenney's history,store managers determined the type of merchandise sold,the price of the merchandise,the promotion of the merchandise and the management of the store employees.This describes an organizational structure that is _______________.

• A)centralized
• B)decentralized
• C)integrated
• D)disengaged
• E)incorporated

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Definitions:

Construct Validity

The extent to which a test measures what it claims, or is supposed to measure, within theoretical frameworks.

Reverse Causality

A situation where the supposed effect influences the cause, challenging the traditional direction of causation.

Confound

A variable that mistakenly appears to cause the observed effect but in reality is associated with both the supposed cause and effect, thus misleading the interpretation.

Temporal Order

The sequence in which events occur in time.