Which Statement BEST Summarizes the Empirical Research on the Job

question 99

Multiple Choice

Which statement BEST summarizes the empirical research on the job characteristics model?

• A)The theory is difficult to test, and therefore very few studies have been conducted.
• B)A recent meta-analysis suggests that the job characteristics model actually works in the opposite way from that theorized by Hackman and Oldham.
• C)A recent meta-analysis suggests that job characteristics have important influences on motivation, performance, and satisfaction.
• D)A recent review by the APA found that instituting suggestions from the job characteristics model would be highly unethical.

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Definitions:

T-Distribution

A statistical distribution that occurs when calculating the average of a population with a normal distribution, under conditions where the sample size is small and the population's variance is not known.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can vary in a statistical calculation.

Chi-Square Critical Value

A point on the chi-square distribution that is compared to the chi-square test statistic to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Level of Significance

Level of significance is a threshold in hypothesis testing, denoted as alpha, that determines the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true.