Category: F

A form of observation in which a researcher studies people in natural situations.  

Performance appraisal.  

Scientific study in which attempts are made to understand events that occur naturally, laboratory research.  

The normal upper limit of the available capillary water, field capacity.  

In psychology, the various forces that act upon a person at any particular time. In the realm of physics, there exists a region in space where electric charges experience the influence of force exerted by other charges, whether they are stationary or in motion.  

In research, the observer’s records of what has been observed.  

The experimental method applied to the ongoing activities of people in their natural environment.  

A perspective that considers the interaction between a leader’s personal style and the leadership situation. There are two kinds of leaders: (a) task-oriented leaders who are most effective when a situation clearly favors success or failure and (b) relationship-oriented leaders who are successful when a situation is moderately favorable.  

Person or persons responsible for administering a retirement plan. Relating to or founded upon a trust or confidence. A fiduciary relation exists where an individual or organization has an explicit or implicit obligation to act in behalf of another person’s or organization’s interests in matters which affect the other person or organization. A physician has…

The smaller and less important of the two bones of the lower leg. The thinner of the two bones in the lower leg between the knee and the ankle. Long, thin outer bone of the lower leg. It articulates with the tibia (the other lower leg bone) just below the knee and extends to the…