(Solution Library) A company is considering an organizational change by adopting the use of self-managed work teams. To assess the attitudes of employees of the


Question: A company is considering an organizational change by adopting the use of self-managed work teams.  To assess the attitudes of employees of the company toward this change, a sample of 400 employees is selected and asked whether they favor the institution of self-managed work teams in the organization.  Three responses were permitted:  favor, neutral, or oppose.  The results of the survey, cross-classified by type of job and attitude toward self-managed work teams, are summarized as follows:

Type of Job Favor Neutral Oppose Total
Hourly Worker 108 46 71 225
Supervisor 18 12 30 60
Middle Management 35 14 26 75
Upper Management 24 7 9 40
Total 185 79 136 400
  1. At the 0.05 level of significance, is there evidence of a relationship between attitude toward self-management work teams and type of job?
    The survey also asked respondents about their attitudes toward instituting a policy whereby an employee could take one additional vacation day per month without pay.  The results, cross-classified by type of job, are as follows:
    Type of Job Favor Neutral Oppose Total
    Hourly worker 135 23 67 225
    Supervisor 39 7 14 60
    Middle Management 47 6 22 75
    Upper Management 26 6 8 40
    Total 247 42 111 400
  2. At the 0.05 level of significance, is there evidence of a relationship between attitude toward vacation time without pay and type of job?

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