Journal
Task
This journal activity asks you to consider the identification and operationalization of variables in a quantitative study.
You are asked to create a journal to answer the following questions:
1. What are the dependent, independent, moderating or mediating (intervening) variables in this study? How are these variables defined?
2. What is the motivation for including these variables into the conceptual framework for the study?
3. How are these variables measured?
4. Are there other important variables that should be included in this study?
Answer these four questions for the following article: Zhang, Y. and Oczkowski, E. (2016) Exploring the potential effects of expatriate adjustment direction. Cross Cultural & Strategic Management, 23(1), pp158-183.
Length: 800 words (maximum)