Question 1 The Hawthorne Effect‚ as applied to group dynamics research‚ suggests: Answer | a. | sociometric methods should be used whenever possible | | b. | group processes cannot be understood using observational methods | | c. | research should be conducted‚ whenever possible‚ in the laboratory | | d. | people may act differently when they know they are being studied | | e. | None of the above | 1 points Question 2 In Kurt Lewin’s formula: B = f(P‚E)‚ P stands
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When answering the question of why there are different ways to estimate reliability‚ it is necessary to provide a definition for the word reliability.” Reliability refers to the consistency of a measure. A test is considered reliable if we get the same result repeatedly. For example‚ if a test is designed to measure a trait (such as introversion)‚ then each time the test is administered to a subject‚ the results should be approximately the same. Unfortunately‚ it is impossible to calculate reliability
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Discussion questions two each week: Should be responded to during the week class is in session Starting TUESDAY. (DO NOT wait till Monday the last day of any academic week to answer all the questions) P.S... Read ALL of the posts with IMPORTANT in the subject line first and follow the directions. Please put your name after the DQ in the subject line. When you respond directly to the DQ‚ 100 word count minimum on ALL posts. Week 1; DQ1: How does psychology as a scientific discipline
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Discussion Questions: 1.Compare and contrast six types of incentive plans. Various types of incentive plans werepresented in the text‚ including piecework plans‚ straight and guaranteed plans‚ standardhour plans‚ plans for salespersons (commissions and combination plans)‚ and groupincentive plans. With the piecework plans‚ earnings are tied directly to what the individualworker produces‚ and are more appropriate in a manufacturing organization. Commissionsare more appropriate for salespeople in
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MB0048 –Operation Research - 4 Credits Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks) Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions. 1. a .Define O.R and discuss its characteristics. [ 5 marks] b. Explain the nature of Operations Research and its limitations.[ 5 marks] 2. a. What are the essential characteristics of a linear programming model?[ 5 marks] b. Explain the graphical method of solving a LPP involving two variables.[ 5 marks] 3. a. Explain the simplex procedure to solve a linear
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EXAM QUESTIONS 1. Give 2-3 examples of the database applications. 2. What is the role of the database in the IS generic architecture? 3. What is file-based system? Give 2 examples of FBS. 4. What are main limitations of FBS? 5. What is database? 6. What does it mean that database is self-describing collection of interrelated records? 7. What does it mean that data is integrated? 8. What does it mean that database is collection of logically related data? 9. What is DBMS? 10. What are the
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MGMT 702 (101) CRAFTING AND EXECUTING STRATEGY Fall 2013: Professor Jai Goolsarran Research and Case Analysis No. 1 (10%): Costco Wholesale Corporation Part B (64 marks) Please refer to the document on this matter posted on eCentennial on September 12‚ 2013. Here are your Part B questions. References in these questions to Costco Wholesale Corporation‚ Costco‚ and “the company” are to be read and understood as one and the same. Your submission should be a word-processed document‚ prepared
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Activity 4.4 - Assignment: Research Paper Polaris offers extended service contracts that provide repair and maintenance coverage over its products. As you complete the following requirements‚ assume that the Polaris services department uses many of Polaris’s existing resources such as its facilities‚ repair machinery‚ and computer systems. Write a two-page report addressing the following topics: 1. Identify several of the variable‚ mixed‚ and fixed costs that the Polaris services department is
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Question 3 : Progressive has a 25-year history of implementing change and new IT solutions. In a culture so attuned to change‚ is there less need for managers to help smooth the introduction and adoption of new IT systems? Defend your position Managers at Progressive insurance play a vital role in the smoothing of the introduction and adoption of new IT systems. Managers have to ensure that all the problems are addressed by adopting these new information technology systems and are a proper solution
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MANAGING PEOPLE & ORGANISATIONS SESSION 1 – MANAGEMENT & ORGANISATIONS A – Multiple-Choice Questions 1. The term “management” involves all of the following EXCEPT _____. a. belonging to a collective bargaining unit b. assembling and using sets of resources c. acting in a goal-directed manner to accomplish tasks d. carrying out activities carried out in an organizational setting 2. The term “resources” in management does NOT refer to _____. a. leisure time b. information c. people d. raw materials
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