Can someone please describe the relationship between f-value/ratio, p-value, and alpha value (0.05) in the ANOVA and provide a good example
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Associations between Quantitative, Qualitative Job Insecurity and Well-being
Research questions
De Witte et al. (2010) investigated the association of employee’s perception of quantitative and qualitative job insecurity with job satisfaction, and psychological distress in the Belgium banking sector.
Job insecurity is defined as the employees’ concerns about their work-related future. There are two kinds of job insecurities, the quantitative job insecurity and the qualitative job insecurity. The quantitative job insecurity is about the threat to the continuation of the job in the future. The qualitative job insecurity is about threat to the various valued aspects of the job, such as job content or working conditions.
Data collection and respondents
In total, there were 69,000 employees working in the 63 Belgian banks affiliated to the sector’s joint industrial committee in 2001. As questioning all employees would be too expensive, the researchers decided to survey a sample of 15,000 employees (roughly 21%).
All the 63 banks participated in the survey. About 21% of employees in each bank were invited to participate in the survey. Within each bank, the respondents were selected at random with no particular quota for gender, age or employee level. The survey was based on addresses which had been provided by the banks (name, language, address) and each randomly selected employee received a personalized envelope through regular mail, sent to him/her by the employer. The completed questionnaire needed to be returned (free of charge) through the internal post within each bank. The researchers travelled to each bank to collect the completed survey.
The sample was representative for employees in the banking sector, however, not for the total working population. More men (58.5 percent) than women (41.5 percent) participated. About two in three respondents were between 35 and 44 years old or between 45 and 54 years old, while about one in four was between 25 and 34 years old. Only a minority (4 percent) was younger than 24 or older than 55. Most respondents had an education beyond high school (63.9 percent), had partners with an income and children (72.4 percent), and worked full-time (85 percent). There were about as many white-collar workers (54.4 percent) as executives (45.6 percent).
Measures
Quantitative job insecurity was measured with four items developed by De Witte (2000) on a scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree). Sample items were “I feel insecure about the future of my job”’ and “I am sure that I will be able to keep my job” (reverse coded). Reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) equalled .89.
Qualitative job insecurity was measured with ten items from the 17 item measure that was originally proposed by Ashford, Lee, and Bobko (1989). These job features concerned four broad dimensions previously distinguished to describe the various characteristics of a job: job content (autonomy, skill utilization, and specific tasks), working conditions (workload and quality of working conditions), employment conditions (wage, working hours, and opportunities for promotion), and social relations at work (relations with colleagues and supervisors, respectively). Respondents had to indicate whether each of the job features would likely improve or deteriorate in the near future (1 = strongly deteriorate; 5 = strongly improve). We recoded the items so that a high score reflected qualitative job insecurity. Cronbach’s alpha equalled .87.
Job satisfaction was measured with one item: “Overall, how satisfied are you with your current job?” (1 = very dissatisfied; 5 = very satisfied).
Psychological distress was measured with the 12-item version of the General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg, 1978). A sample item was “Have you recently lost much sleep over worry?” Responses varied from 1 (“less than usual”) to 4 (“much more than usual“). Reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) was .89.
Control variables. The following social demographics and work-related factors were included: gender (0 = men; 1 = women), age (1 = 18–24; 2 = 25–34; 3 = 35–44; 4 = 45–54; 5 = 55+), education (0 = no education beyond high school; 1 = education beyond high school), extra income (0 = no partner with extra income; 1 = partner with extra income), children (0 = no children; 1 = children), occupational position (0 = white-collar worker; 1 = executive), working hours (0 = part-time; 1 = full-time). The demographics were used as control variables in data analysis.
Instructions for answering the questions
Use at least four academic sources in English to answer the questions. The sources can be books or peer reviewed journal articles or a combination of both books and peer reviewed journal articles. The academic sources as well as responding to the questions will be around 2000 words in total.
Q1: Sample size
The sample size for this study is fifteen thousand employees selected from a total of 69,000 bank employees (about 21% of the employees). Is a sample of this size necessary? Give your reasons.
Q2: Sampling method
What is the current method of sampling? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the current sampling method?
Q3: Measures of variables
Give your comments on the reliability and validity of measures of the variables.
Q4: Collection of data on social demographics
The purpose of this research is to find the associations between quantitative and qualitative job insecurity and well-being. However, data on variables such as gender, age, education level, extra income were also collected. What is the purpose of collecting data on variables such as gender, age, educational level etc.?
Q5: Research design
What research design is used for current research? What are the positive and negative side of the current research design?
References
Ashford, S. J., Lee, C., & Bobko, P. (1989). CONTENT, CAUSE, AND CONSEQUENCES OF JOB INSECURITY: A THEORY-BASED MEASURE AND SUBSTANTIVE TEST. Academy of Management Journal, 32(4), 803-829. doi:10.2307/256569
De Witte, H. (2000). Arbeidsethos en jobonzekerheid: meting en gevolgen voor welzijn, tevredenheid en inzet op het werk (Work Ethic and Job Insecurity: Measurement and Consequences for Well-Being, Satisfaction, and Performance at Work). In van groep naar gemeenschap, ed. R. Bouwen, K. De Witte, H. De Witte, and T. Taillieu, 325–350. Leuven: Garant. Goldberg, D. P. (1978). Manual of the General Health Questionnaire. Windsor, UK: NFER-Nelson.
De Witte, H., De Cuyper, N., Handaja, Y., Sverke, M., Näswall, K., & Hellgren, J. (2010). Associations between quantitative and qualitative job insecurity and well-being: A test in Belgian banks. International Studies of Management & Organization, 40(1), 40-56. doi:10.2753/IMO0020-8825400103
In: Operations Management
G Force Manufacturing Company had net income of $300,000 in 2017 when the number of units produced and sold was 6000 and data for variable and fixed costs were as follows:
Cost Schedule
Variable Costs: Direct Material $35
Direct Labour $30
Variable Manufacturing Overhead $15
Fixed Costs: Manufacturing Overhead $232,000
Advertising 33,000
Administrative 155,000
Required:
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In: Psychology
Detail explanation of Porters 5 Force Analysis for Whole food market?
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A package of dishes (mass 50.0 kg) sits on the flatbed of a pickup truck with an open tailgate. The coefficient of static friction between the package and the truck's flatbed is0.340, and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.180.
(a) The truck accelerates forward on level ground. What is the maximum acceleration the truck can have so that the package does not slide relative to the truck bed?
(b) The truck barely exceeds this acceleration and then moves with constant acceleration, with the package sliding along its bed. What is the acceleration of the package relative to the ground?
(c) The driver cleans up the fragments of dishes and starts over again with an identical package at rest in the truck. The truck accelerates up a hill inclined at 10.0
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Your committee’s charge is to investigate a concern presented by the state health department, which maintains registries for most infectious diseases. Review of these registries revealed that over the past five years, 16 cases of acute hepatitis virus infection had a commonality: 16 patients had visited the same hospital based medical practice, South Suburban Hospital, before the onset of the infection. The state health department conducted an investigation, consisting of the collection of blood samples from healthcare personnel coupled with a series of comprehensive interviews. Results of the investigation indicated the following: none of the healthcare personnel had a history of acute hepatitis or HBV immunizations. The state health department conducted an investigation, consisting of the collection of blood samples from healthcare personnel coupled with a series of comprehensive interviews. Results of the investigation indicated the following: none of the healthcare personnel had a history of acute hepatitis or HBV immunization, and to physician dermatologist had a negative HBV surface antigen test but positive HBV surface antibody tests, which indicated that the physicians had been exposed to HBV. Further investigation revealed that these two physicians had seen 15,000 patients over the five-year study. The majority of these patients were white, female, and over the age of 50 years.
Based on this study what is the incidence rate for HBV?
Index case. Due to the lack of highly detailed data, it may not be possible to identify the index case with certainty. Still, there is a very limited number of possibilities. Describe the possibilities, and what implications come with each being identified as the index case.
What is the hospital’s plan to ensure the future outbreaks will not occur?
Before investigating the outbreak and searching for answers to the questions posted by the State Health Department, what preliminary question must be answered by your committee?
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Kara Ries, Tammy Bax, and Joe Thomas invested $34,000, $50,000, and $58,000, respectively, in a partnership. During its first calendar year, the firm earned $366,300. Prepare the entry to close the firm’s Income Summary account as of its December 31 year-end and to allocate the $366,300 net income to the partners under each of the following separate assumptions:
1) The partners have no agreement on the method of sharing income and loss.
2) The partners agreed to share income and loss in the ratio of their beginning capital investments. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)
3) The partners agreed to share income and loss by providing annual salary allowances of $35,000 to Ries, $30,000 to Bax, and $42,000 to Thomas; granting 10% interest on the partners’ beginning capital investments; and sharing the remainder equally.
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Collision derivation problem. A car is released from rest on a
frictionless inclined plane (Figure 5.3). EXAMPLES: Calculate the
momentum pi at the end of the plane in terms of the measured
quantities x, y, L, and m. Assume is very small so that h/L is
approximately equal to y/x. (Hint: use conservation of energy and
the fact that K=1 2mv2=p2 2m.)
[Answer: .]
If a car suffers a nearly elastic collision it will coast back up
the ramp a distance Lf before reversing direction. What is the
momentum pf immediately following the collision? The general
expression for the change in momentum suffered in a collision is is
= - . What is p (the magnitude of ) in terms of x, y, Li, Lf, and
m?
[Answer: .]
This is the expression you should use in the experiment. Make sure
you understand how to derive these equations.
QUESTION:
If the car has a mass of 0.3 kg, the ratio of height to width of
the ramp is 11/110, the initial displacement is 1.8 m, and the
change in momentum is 0.62 kg*m/s, how far will it coast back up
the ramp before changing directions?
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what are some strategies to improve self management?
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Tell me about a brand whose name is descriptive of the product and/or its benefits. Even if it's obvious, explain how the name is descriptive of the product/benefits.
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C++(OOP)plz SOLVE THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO
INSTRUCTIONS
Imagine you are on a trip around Europe and have collected
currencies from
the different countries that you have travelled.
You are to write a simple money counting program. Your program will
be able
to deal in the following three currencies
a) Pakistani Rupee
b) Turkish Lira
c) Pound Sterling
You must make a class called Currency. Create its data members
and any
member functions you require. Your class should be written such
that you
are able to execute statements like these in your main
function:
C_Sum =100 C1 + 11 (C2) + 56 (C3)
where C1, C2 and C3 represent different currency bank notes.
% C1 - displays C1 amount in all three currencies.
C1 [“pkr”]– displays the C1 amount in PKR along with the date and
current
exchange rate of the input currency with pkr.
C1 [“gbp”]– displays the C1 amount in Pound Sterling along with the
date and
current exchange rate between the input currency and pounds.
A FEW GUIDELINES
This question involves operator overloading and needs to be
accomplished using classes.
Your main function must be as small as possible. This implies you
must
use class constructors and class functions to accomplish everything
in assignment
Make a separate class called Conversion_Rate. Use constructors to
take
inputs for the exchange rate for the day. Display them every time
you
display the total sum.
Every time you perform a money conversion, your program must
contact
the Conversion_Rate class class to provide the exchange rates for
the
given day. You are to apply the concept of friend functions/
friend
classes (as you need) to allow this class to share its
information.
In: Computer Science
This project involves writing a program to simulate a blackjack card game. You will use a simple console-based user interface to implement this game. A simple blackjack card game consists of a player and a dealer. A player is provided with a sum of money with which to play. A player can place a bet between $0 and the amount of money the player has. A player is dealt cards, called a hand. Each card in the hand has a point value. The objective of the game is to get as close to 21 points as possible without exceeding 21 points. A player that goes over is out of the game. The dealer deals cards to itself and a player. The dealer must play by slightly different rules than a player, and the dealer does not place bets. A game proceeds as follows: A player is dealt two cards face up. If the point total is exactly 21 the player wins immediately. If the total is not 21, the dealer is dealt two cards, one face up and one face down. A player then determines whether to ask the dealer for another card (called a “hit”) or to “stay” with his/her current hand. A player may ask for several “hits.” When a player decides to “stay” the dealer begins to play. If the dealer has 21 it immediately wins the game. Otherwise, the dealer must take “hits” until the total points in its hand is 17 or over, at which point the dealer must “stay.” If the dealer goes over 21 while taking “hits” the game is over and the player wins. If the dealer’s points total exactly 21, the dealer wins immediately. When the dealer and player have finished playing their hands, the one with the highest point total is the winner. Play is repeated until the player decides to quit or runs out of money to bet. You must use an object-oriented solution for implementing this game.
Each public class must be contained in a separate Java source file. Only one source file will have a main() method and this source will be named BlackjackGameSimulator.java. Other source/class names are up to you following the guidelines specified so far in the course. The format of the Java source must meet the general Java coding style guidelines discussed so far during the course. Pay special attention to naming guidelines, use of appropriate variable names and types, variable scope (public, private, protected, etc.), indentation, and comments. Classes and methods should be commented with JavaDoc-style comments (see below). Please use course office hours or contact the instructor directly if there are any coding style questions. JavaDocs: Sources should be commented using JavaDoc-style comments for classes and methods. Each class should have a short comment on what it represents and use the @author annotation. Methods should have a short (usually 1 short sentence) description of what the results are of calling it. Parameters and returns should be documented with the @param and @return annotations respectively with a short comment on each. JavaDocs must be generated against every project Java source file. They should be generated with a - private option (to document all protection-level classes) and a –d [dir] option to place the resulting files in a javadocs directory/folder at the same level as your source files.
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after reading ch4 of Strategic Management : please list 5-10 major impacts of corona virus pandemic on your organization present and future performance.
In: Operations Management
Introduction
A business plan is a written document that describes your business,
its objectives
and strategies, the market you are targeting and your financial
forecast. It is
important to have a business plan because it helps you set
realistic goals, secure
external funding, measure your success, clarify operational
requirements and
establish reasonable financial forecasts. Preparing your plan will
also help you focus
on how to operate your new business and give it the best chance for
success.
Securing financial assistance to start your new business will be
directly related to the
strength of your business plan. To be considered a viable candidate
to receive funds
from a financial institutions or investors, you must demonstrate
that you understand
every aspect of your business, and its ability to generate
profit.
A business plan is more than just something to show lenders and
investors; it is also
necessary to help you plan for the growth and progress of your
business. Your
business’s success can depend on your plans for the future.
Listed below are examples of questions to ask you when writing your
business plan:
• How will I generate a profit?
• How will I run the business if sales are low or if profits are
down?
• Who is my competition, and how will you co-exist?
• Who is my target market?
You are required to write a Business Plan Report and you are
advised to follow the
below given outline. To make the best impression, a business plan
should follow a
convention structure, such as the outline shown below.
Cover page
Table of contents
1. Executive Summary
• A succinct highlight of the overall plan- include ownership
structure, business
address, product/service, the management team and strategy and
strengths.
2. Industry Analysis
• An overview of the industry, including consideration of the
competition, industry
trends, and regulatory bodies.
3. Definition of the Business
• Explanation of the business concept, the current offering and the
projected
growth.
4. Purpose of the Business Plan
• Dominant reason for the preparation of the business plan.
5. Business Feasibility
• Analysis of the demand (include highlights of the findings of the
market
feasibility study), risk (include business and market risks),
environmental
impact.
6. Justification of the Business
• Economic, social and personal benefits.
7. Organisation and Management
• Vision and mission statement, corporate goals, managerial
competence,
organisation structure and organisation chart.
8. Operational Considerations
Location, technical requirements (explain key business
processes),
equipment required (state whether it is a manufacturing or retail
business),
suppliers of raw materials, utilities, opening hours etc.
9. Marketing Arrangements
• Target market, definition of the product or service, pricing,
distribution and
promotion.
10. Financial Consideration
• Source of financing, capital cost, pre-operating expenses,
working capital
requirements, cash budget over three years (estimation of the cash
inflows
and outflows).
11. Appendices
• Tools used in feasibility study, profile of management team,
prospective
suppliers and clients, samples of product design, labels,
promotional
campaigns, floor plan and legal documents (where possible)
12. References
• Bibliography, credits, acknowledgements.
Guidelines writing business plan
1. All work must be submitted in English.
2. Please use the same format for completing the final project
report:
a. Use A4 size paper and leave at least 40 mm for the left-hand
margin and about
25 mm for the right-hand margin. Also leave about 40 mm at the top
and 25
mm at the bottom of each sheet.
b. Font is Arial and font size 12.
c. Paragraph spacing 1.5.
d. Number each sheet at the bottom. As you write, make
cross-references by
section rather than by pages. Page numbers may change later. If you
wish to
refer to the page numbers in the text, do so only after you have
the final
version of the report.
e. Sections and subsections should be numbered for reference, but
avoid
cumbersome sub-sub-section numbering such as 4.2.3.6. To keep
the
contents, list short, include only numbered headings. There is
probably no
need to exceed two digit numbers, such as 4.2 or 3.4.
f. Headings should be used at the beginning of sections and
anywhere else
necessary. Carefully selected headings make the report clearer and
will avoid
confusing the reader. They should be distinguished by a change of
font or size,
or may be underlined in the report.
g. Tables should be used to present information concisely where
graphs or
histograms are not appropriate. In setting out tables, arrange the
data so that
there are more rows than columns and use a minimum of horizontal
lines.
Table headings should follow the section number (e.g., in Section
1, Table 1.1,
1.2, 1.3 ...) in the order in which they are mentioned. They can
then be referred
to in the text by number only (e.g., Table 1.1). Place the tables
in the text near
to where they are first referred to. If you use a very large number
of tables,
they may be more conveniently placed at the end of the report or
you may
want to put them in the appendix.
h. Equations should be numbered by section (e.g., in Section 2,
Equation 2.3, 2.7
...). You may need to show an equation in the financial projection
section. This
ensures that if one is deleted or if you need to refer to an
equation that you
have not previously numbered, only those in that particular section
need to be
re-numbered. Keep the number to the right margin of the page. Check
all
references to equations in the text when editing your final
draft.
i. Graphs, histograms, drawings, diagrams and photographs should
all be
referred to as figures: Figure 1.1, Figure 1.2, and so on. If the
size of the
figures is small, you may put two on one page. Insert a caption for
each figure.
Place the figures in the text next to where they are first
mentioned. Keep the
labelling inside the figures to a minimum using letters,
abbreviations and
symbols; avoid phrases. Use the figure caption to explain the
details. For
example, different curves on a graph may be labelled A, B, C and so
on and
each can then be identified in the caption. Check all references to
figures in the
text and any information you quote from within the details of the
figure.
j. You may use different colours between curves or parts of a
diagram.
Please answer asap need answer very urgent
A business plan is a written document that describes
your business, its objectives
and strategies, the market you are targeting and your financial
forecast. It is
important to have a business plan because it helps you set
realistic goals, secure
external funding, measure your success, clarify operational
requirements and
establish reasonable financial forecasts. Preparing your plan will
also help you focus
on how to operate your new business and give it the best chance for
success.
Securing financial assistance to start your new business will be
directly related to the
strength of your business plan. To be considered a viable candidate
to receive funds
from a financial institutions or investors, you must demonstrate
that you understand
every aspect of your business, and its ability to generate
profit.
A business plan is more than just something to show lenders and
investors; it is also
necessary to help you plan for the growth and progress of your
business. Your
business’s success can depend on your plans for the future.
Listed below are examples of questions to ask you when writing your
business plan:
How will I generate a profit?
How will I run the business if sales are low or if profits are
down?
Who is my competition, and how will you co-exist?
Who is my target market?
In: Operations Management