Which of the Following Statements Best Describes Contingency Variables

question 98

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes contingency variables?

• A) They are scientific factors based on universal truths.
• B) They are factors that moderate the relationship between two or more events or situations.
• C) There is general consensus among OB researchers that they can be controlled.
• D) They are the cause-and-effect principles that tend to apply to all situations that have been discovered.
• E) They are simple and universal principles that explain organizational behavior.

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