Which of the Following Statements Is the Best Description of How

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is the best description of how scientific management viewed employees?

• A) Employees are like machines that must be programmed to perform in a certain way.
• B) Most employees are creative and intelligent individuals who should be given a great deal of freedom and flexibility in how they perform their jobs.
• C) Employees will only exert their maximum effort if they believe that their goals are attainable.
• D) Employees are individuals who do not respond in the same way to a particular management style.

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Definitions:

Sample Size

Refers to the quantity of participants or observations used in a statistical analysis.

P-value

A statistical measure that helps researchers determine the significance of their results, indicating the probability of observing their results if the null hypothesis were true.

One-sample T Test

A statistical test used to determine whether a sample mean significantly differs from a known or hypothesized population mean.

Sample Mean

The average value obtained from a sample, calculated as the sum of all sampled observations divided by the number of observations.