MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

question 89

Multiple Choice

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
-A process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, driven by international trade and investment, accelerated by information technology.

• A)Multinational corporations
• B)Work process engineering
• C)Contingent workforce
• D)Baby-boomers
• E)Knowledge workers
• F)Outsourcing
• G)Downsizing
• H)Acquisition
• I)Core employees
• J)Rightsizing
• K)Workforce diversity
• L)Code of ethics
• M)Quality management
• N)Kaizen
• O)Globalization

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

The variable in a study or experiment that is expected to change in response to changes in the independent variable.

Floating

In sociological terms, refers to a state of being detached from traditional societal, cultural, or employment anchors.

Spuriousness

A situation in statistical analysis where a perceived correlation or association between two variables is actually caused by a third variable.

Correlation

A measure of how strongly two variables are related to each other.