BU111 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Electronic Body Music, Neuroticism, Absenteeism
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The study of the people side of organizations. Systematic study, based on scientific evidence: evidence-based management (ebm) Few, if any, simple and universal principles that explain ob. Research in the social sciences: ask a question or identify a problem, review the existing literature", suggest a hypothesis, design research, data collection and analyses, interpretation and rational (telling a story) Investigation generally involves observation of individuals and groups. Surveys usually conducted by phones, email, interview, or online. Sometimes difficult to generalize the findings to everyday settings. Data collected through and in-depth investigation or an individual or a group over time. Methods used include direction observation, interviews, and document research. Data collected by combining and analyzing the findings of multiple studies. Independent variables: dependent variables, mediating variables, moderating variables. Valid means that you are measuring what you think you are measuring. That your aren"t measuring something else (discriminant) That it works in other cases (external) That it works outside the lab (ecological)
