Topic
Rainmakers-Why Bad Weather Means Good Productivity
Instructions
For whichever ONE article you select, you are asked to give a brief report (i.e., maximum of 600 words) on the background of the research problem under investigation, summarize what the author(s) found, and finally, indicate what someone might do in future studies.
In your research article report, be sure to answer the following questions:
1) What were the hypotheses of the research, or the purposes for which the research was carried out? Identify the independent and dependent variables.
2) What were the methods used for testing the hypotheses?
3) What safeguards of research participants’ (sometimes referred to as ‘subjects’) rights and well-being were included in this research? Are there any safeguards that should have been included?
4) What were the main results of the study, and how do they relate to the hypotheses?
5) If you had the opportunity, what further experiments would you carry out to shed some more light on this area of research?
Answer preview
The first hypothesis for this research stated that good weather like in the days where there was no rain had a negative effect on worker productivity. Worker productivity decreased, especially for tasks that require the worker to be attentive and focused, when the sun was out because of the attractiveness of outdoor activities.
The second hypothesis stated that no rains increased the attractiveness of the outdoors than the indoors in comparison to when the weather was bead like when there was rain.
The third hypothesis postulates that good weather conditions and worker productivity were highly related.
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