Types of Relationships in OB This activity is important because as a manager, you will want to implement policies and practices that have positive impact. Correlations tell you how often changes in one variable lead to changes in another variable. With this knowledge, you can be more effective in choosing methods to increase job performance and organizational commitment. The goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of correlations by matching described relationships to different strengths of r values. Read each description of research results and then match it to the strength of finding that is described