Question

A graduate student in the I/O Master’s program at UC conducted a study to investigate the effect of different type of reward incentives on employee motivation. The researcher randomly selected 30 hourly employees from the company to participate in the study. Each participant was randomly assigned to one of 3 reward conditions (1 day off work, $250 bonus check, or an employee recognition celebration). Participants were then told that if they worked an overtime shift during the next week that they would receive the particular reward incentive based on their assigned condition. Each participant completed a brief 10 point reward satisfaction survey at the end of the week indicating the level of their motivation for the overtime.

1. What is the IV and the IV levels (conditions) in this study?

2. What is the DV and how is it measured?

3. N=             n=

Answer 1

(1)

Independent Variable: different type of reward incentives

(2)

Levels of Independent Variable: 3 reward conditions: (i) 1 day off work, (ii) $250 bonus check, or (iii) an employee recognition celebration

(3)

Dependent Variable: employee motivation.

(4)

Dependent Variable is measured as a brief 10 point reward satisfaction survey indicating the level of motivation.

(5)

N = Total number of hourly employees from the company = Not provided

n = Number of hourly employees from the company selected for the sample = 30