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Management styles differ among organizations and may potentially affect employee job satisfaction. A sample of employees was randomly selected from each of three companies with different management styles (Authoritarian, Laissez-faire and Participative) and asked to rate their level of job satisfaction on a 10-point scale (10 being the highest level of satisfaction). The data collected and partial ANOVA results appear below.

-The correct null hypothesis is
A) exactly two mean employee job satisfaction ratings are equal, and one mean is different.
B) mean employee job satisfaction ratings are not all equal across companies with different management styles.
C) management style affects employee job satisfaction rating.
D) mean employee job satisfaction ratings are equal across companies with different management styles.
E) two particular management styles affect employee job satisfaction rating, and one style is not significant.

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Management styles differ among organizations and may potentially affect employee job satisfaction. A sample of employees was randomly selected from each of three companies with different management styles (Authoritarian, Laissez-faire and Participative) and asked to rate their level of job satisfaction on a 10-point scale (10 being the highest level of satisfaction). The data collected and partial ANOVA results appear below.
  
-The correct null hypothesis is
A) exactly two mean employee job satisfaction ratings are equal, and one mean is different. 
B) mean employee job satisfaction ratings are not all equal across companies with different management styles. 
C) management style affects employee job satisfaction rating. 
D) mean employee job satisfaction ratings are equal across companies with different management styles. 
E) two particular management styles affect employee job satisfaction rating, and one style is not significant.

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The null hypothesis in this study is that mean employee job satisfaction ratings are equal across companies with different management styles. This means that there is no significant difference in job satisfaction levels between the three management styles. The partial ANOVA results suggest that there is no significant difference between the mean satisfaction ratings of the three groups, which supports the null hypothesis. Therefore, the correct answer choice is D.

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