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Which Big-Five Personality trait tends to be associated most consistently with an individual’s performance across a variety of jobs?

___________________________ refer to individuals views on acceptable modes of conduct.

Which culture type sits at the top left quadrant of the Competing Values Framework (CVF), and can be characterized by flexibility and an internal focus? (Please type your response in the field below)    

You have just been hired as the culture guru at Zappos.com. As your first project, Tony Hsieh (the CEO) has assigned you to develop a new department that can focus solely on innovation at Zappos in order to ensure that it can stay competitive. This will warrant a specific sub-culture for this department that is different than the general culture that exists at Zappos. Write a description of the general culture of Zappos using the Competing Values Framework. Then, describe the culture type (using the CVF) that would best help this new department achieve its goals and some of the artifacts, values, and assumptions that you would introduce to help establish and maintain the culture in the new department. Your answer should be detailed and incorporate ideas and insights from the readings and class discussion. (Please type your response in the field below)

Which culture type sits at the bottom left quadrant of the Competing Values Framework (CVF), and can be characterized by stability, control, and an internal focus? (Please type your response in the field below)

What kind of demographic information and other characteristics will you collect? Justify your selection.  

What study design will you use to answer the research question? Justify why you selected the study design.

List inclusion and exclusion criteria for your sample and justification for the criteria. 

List potential confounding variables and provide your justification for the selection.  (If some of the variables listed under #9, you can list here as well if they are confounders)

Research Question: What are the effects of a six-week nutrition education program on blood pressure, sodium intake, fruit and vegetable consumption, as well as knowledge and self-efficacy related to fruit and vegetable consumption? —— Is it a good research question based on the criteria we discussed at the beginning of the class?  Justify your answer.  If not, modify it, justify your modification, and then restate it.