Consider the Following to Answer the Question(s) Below

question 17

Multiple Choice

Consider the following to answer the question(s) below:
Management styles differ among organizations and may potentially affect employee job satisfaction. A sample of employees was randomly selected from each of three companies with different management styles (Authoritarian, Laissez faire and Participative) and asked to rate their level of job satisfaction on a 10-point scale (10 being the highest level of satisfaction) . The data collected and partial ANOVA results appear below.

-The correct null hypothesis is

• A) Mean employee job satisfaction ratings are equal across companies with different management styles.
• B) Mean employee job satisfaction ratings are not all equal across companies with different management styles.
• C) Management styles do not affect employee job satisfaction ratings.
• D) Mean employee job satisfaction ratings are equal across companies with different management styles and that management styles do not affect employee job satisfaction ratings.
• E) Mean employee job satisfaction ratings are not all equal across companies with different management styles and that management styles do not affect employee job satisfaction ratings.

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