Human Beings Are Complex, and Few, If Any, Simple and Universal

question 4

Multiple Choice

Human beings are complex, and few, if any, simple and universal principles explain organizational behaviour. Nevertheless, it does not mean that OB cannot offer reasonably accurate explanations of human behaviour or make valid predictions. It does mean that OB concepts must ________.

• A) focus on the reliability and validity of research data
• B) attempt to establish cause-and-effect relationships
• C) be consistently applicable across a wide range of situations
• D) reflect situational, or contingency, conditions
• E) avoid assumptions

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Definitions:

One-Tailed

One-tailed tests in statistics specify a direction of the hypothesis, predicting either a positive or negative change but not both.

Statistically Significant

Indicating that a result from data analysis is not likely to occur by chance alone, according to a pre-determined significance level, and suggests true effects or differences.

Infinity

A concept in mathematics denoting something without any limit, often represented by the symbol ∞.

Linear Relationship

Relationship between variables appropriately represented by a straight line.