Describe what might occur during the market analysis component of due diligence, prior to the actual investment.
What will be an ideal response?
Consideration should be given to establishing the size of the market. Customer motivation for the product or service should be investigated relative to competitors for the same product or service. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the product with the competitive market? What distribution channels exist? How is the product distinct from the competition?
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Which of the following statements is true of results-oriented rating methods of appraising employee performance?
A. They place primary emphasis on what an employee produces. B. They evaluate each employee in terms of performance standards without reference to others. C. They use critical incidents to describe various levels of performance. D. They focus on employee behaviors.
Beta Corp., a gaming software company, recently launched a new game. The target audience identified by the company was the age group of 12–18 years. The advertising and marketing strategies were designed exclusively to target this age group. However, sales data revealed individuals who belong to the age bracket 18–25 years were the ones who bought the game. The managers at Beta Corp. decided to redesign their marketing strategies to position the game as a product that people of all ages would enjoy. The company's decision to modify its product positioning demonstrates which of the following strategies?
A. downsizing B. emergent C. deliberate D. concurrency control E. unrealized
Both pay level and pay forms focus on two objectives: to control costs and to reduce the need for employees.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Jasmine phones her agent to obtain auto insurance. The agent binds coverage over the phone, and tells her she will have a $250 collision deductible
When the insurer issues the policy, the underwriter imposes a $1,000 deductible because of Jasmine's poor driving record, then mails her the policy. She does not read it or notice this change until she has an accident six months later. She then demands that the insurer only require a $250 deductible rather than a $1,000 deductible, since she did not approve this change. Which legal principle of insurance contracts would be the insurer's most convincing reason for refusing to honor the $250 deductible? A) Contract of adhesion B) Parol evidence rule C) Indemnity D) Utmost good faith