You Manage a Department of Five Employees

question 9

Multiple Choice

You manage a department of five employees. You have identified that Joe scores high in the need for achievement, Mary scores high in the need for power, and Tim scores high in the need for affiliation. Sarah scored high in the need for power and low in the need for affiliation. Doug scores low in both need for power and need for affiliation.
-Which employee would probably be best to leave in charge while you are on vacation?

• A) Joe
• B) Mary
• C) Tim
• D) Sarah
• E) Doug

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Definitions:

Slope β

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Population Coefficient

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Scatter Diagram

A graphical representation that shows the relationship between two variables, plotted as points on a Cartesian coordinate system.

Linear Model

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