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Imagine that you are trying to measure attitudes about training at a manufacturing plant. One manager thinks it is better to use a paper survey, while another thinks it would be better to create an online survey that can be taken using a smartphone. What are advantages and disadvantages of each approach? Which do you think would be more effective in this case, and why?
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Imagine that we want to learn more about how interacting with a boss affects someone’s mood. Why might experience sampling method (ESM) be a helpful approach in a study like this? What advantages does that methodology have over asking employees to fill out a “one-time-only” survey?
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Imagine that you conduct a survey for a company where you told respondents you would not disclose their identity. One respondent reports on the survey that a colleague is engaging in unsafe behaviors that puts others at physical risk on the job. The HR director has asked you to reveal this person’s identity so they can investigate. What might be some ethical concerns you would have about this situation? What would you do in response to this request?
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Imagine that you are trying to measure attitudes about training at a manufacturing plant.
One manager thinks it is better to use a paper survey, while another thinks it would be
better to create an online survey that can be taken using a smartphone. What a
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advantages and disadvantages of each approach? Which do you think would be more
effective in this case, and why?
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Imagine that we want to learn more about how interacting with a boss affects
someone’s mood. Why might experience sampling method (ESM)
be a helpful approach
in a study like this? What advantages does that methodology have over asking
employees to fill out a “one
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time
-
only” survey?
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Imagine that you conduct a survey for a company where you told respondents you
would not disclose their i
dentity. One respondent reports on the survey that a colleague
is engaging in unsafe behaviors that puts others at physical risk on the job. The HR
director has asked you to reveal this person’s identity so they can investigate. What
might be some ethical
concerns you would have about this situation? What would you
do in response to this request?
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1
Imagine that you are trying to measure attitudes about training at a manufacturing plant.
One manager thinks it is better to use a paper survey, while another thinks it would be
better to create an online survey that can be taken using a smartphone. What are
advantages and disadvantages of each approach? Which do you think would be more
effective in this case, and why?
2
Imagine that we want to learn more about how interacting with a boss affects
someone’s mood. Why might experience sampling method (ESM) be a helpful approach
in a study like this? What advantages does that methodology have over asking
employees to fill out a “one-time-only” survey?
3
Imagine that you conduct a survey for a company where you told respondents you
would not disclose their identity. One respondent reports on the survey that a colleague
is engaging in unsafe behaviors that puts others at physical risk on the job. The HR
director has asked you to reveal this person’s identity so they can investigate. What
might be some ethical concerns you would have about this situation? What would you
do in response to this request?
