Under common law, if an injury was caused by the carelessness of an employee as well as the employer, the employee would be unable to recover damages because of the ______ defense of the employer.

A. assumption of the risk
B. exclusive remedy rule
C. fellow-servant rule
D. contributory negligence
E. shelter rule


D. contributory negligence

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Chile decided to become only an associate member of Mercosur and hence participates in the free trade area aspect of Mercosur as well as the customs union

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Research indicates that extroverted people tend to have higher levels of overall job satisfaction.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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What are the steps in the report preparation process (Figure 22.1 in the text)?

What will be an ideal response?

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The key purpose of social media metrics is to ________

A) determine social media opinion leaders B) analyze mobile device usage C) search consumer purchasing activity D) measure social media's ROI

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