CAUSE of some change in the dependent variable. People enter organizations with certain characteristics that will influence their behavior at work. The more obvious of these are personal or biographical characteristics such as age, gender, and marital status.
1 Botox is a neurotoxin derived from Clostridium botulinum, an organism found in the natural environment where it is largely inactive and non-toxic. 2  Botulinum toxin is used to reduce fine lines and wrinkles by paralysing the underlying muscles.
Definition of bot. : the larva of a botfly; especially : one infesting the horse.