How do member perceptions typically change during times of conflict?
What will be an ideal response?
During conflicts, the perceptions of each group's members become distorted. Group members develop stronger opinions of the importance of their units. Each group sees itself as superior in performance to the others and as more important to the survival of the organization than other groups.
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The Z-Top Shoe Company asked their Learning and Development Manager, Ishya, to evaluate Z-Top’s Product Knowledge program. Ishya and her team produced a SOW that was signed by the Learning and Development Director and included input from many other stakeholders. During the period when Ishya’s team developed their evaluation proposal, three key stakeholders including the department director left the company and were replaced by a new director who had not worked for Z-Top before. Ishya asked her new director, Ron, for an appointment so her team could present their evaluation proposal. Ishya explained that her team was preparing to investigate three important dimensions of the program in order to identify areas to improve, if any. “Where did these dimensions come from? Who decides
what’s important?” Ron wanted to know. Ishya promised to explain during her presentation. Which section of the team’s proposal should they be sure to emphasize when presenting to Ron? a. organization b. program and stakeholders c. evaluation methodology d. feasibility and risk assessments
A well-crafted conclusion should
a. reinforce the goals of your speech. b. depart from the goals of your speech. c. not affect the goals of your speech. b. not be memorable.
How is the sales response function used by salespeople in time management?
What will be an ideal response?
Clinton Inc is considering the purchase of a new equipment costing $200,000. The equipment is expected to reduce annual operating costs by $70,000 and will be depreciated using the straight-line method (with no half-year convention) over five years with no salvage value at the end of its useful life. Assuming a 40 percent income tax rate, the equipment's payback period is:
A) 2.44 years. B) 2.86 years. C) 3.45 years. D) 4.76 years.