The GLOBE Project Studies

question 80

Multiple Choice

The GLOBE Project studies:

• A) the methods by which companies can reduce culture shock for expatriates and repatriates.
• B) the impact of cultural variables on leadership behaviors and organizational effectiveness.
• C) the significance of early childhood experiences for leaders' later organizational behavior.
• D) the importance of quantitative rather than qualitative study in organizational behavior.
• E) the differences between societal and national culture and their impact on behavior.

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Definitions:

NOIR

An acronym representing four levels of measurement in statistics: Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio.

Nominal

A system of classification based on names rather than scales or rank ordering—for example, press, radio, and television.

Ratio

In measurement, refers to a scale that contains a “true” zero—for example, zero speed on a speedometer.

Semantic Differential-Format

A type of survey rating scale that measures people's reactions to concept words or phrases across a semantic space of polar adjectives.