Question 1: Find a research-oriented journal article on a topic that contributes to the science of Organizational Behavior.
Question 2: Explain what category of organizational behavior to which this article contributes and what type of outcome to which the application of this knowledge would contribute. Then answer the following questions that directly relate to the Scientific Research Process.
1. What background research is used to amplify the significance of the central issue?
2. How are prior research findings used in developing the study's hypotheses?
3. What are the expectations about the results of the study prior to the data analysis?
4. How were the data collected and analyzed?
5. What do the results say?
6. How do the results differ from what was predicted?
7. What kinds of further research would be useful to extend knowledge derived from the present study?
8. What are the limitations of the present study?
9. How might you change the study to make it a better test of the hypothesis?
Article selected:
Elango, B. B., Paul, K., Kundu, S., & Paudel, S. (2010). Organizational Ethics, Individual Ethics, and Ethical Intentions in International Decision-Making. Journal of Business Ethics, 97(4), 543-561. doi:10.1007/s10551-010-0524-z