Why do people form groups? How do teams differ to groups, and what are some of the major problems associated with teamwork? How can such problems be minimized?
What will be an ideal response?
A competent answer will explain the main reasons why people form groups (belongings, safety, and identity). The keen student might also add that they form groups because they are forced to by their boss, their professor, their teacher etc). Students must show why groups and teams differ (essentially through psychological contracts), and if they do not believe they differ they must provide good justification. The student should then raise the issues of social loafing, and groupthink, and show a good understanding of the concepts and their origins. A better student will go beyond the textbook, and provide deeper and broader suggestions of how such problems can be minimized in groups. In other words, students should be rewarded for going beyond the prescribed text.
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What are the steps involved in conducting factor analysis (Figure 19.3 in the text)?
What will be an ideal response?
A commitment is a legal obligation that does not meet the technical requirements for recognition as a liability
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Links Golf Course is planning for the coming golfing season. Investors would like to earn a 15% return on the company's $58,000,000 of assets. The company primarily incurs fixed costs to groom the greens and fairways. Fixed costs are projected to be $30,000,000 for the season. About 500,000 rounds of golf are expected to be played each year. Variable costs are about $15 per round of golf. Links Golf Course is a price-taker and will not be able to charge more than its competitors, who charge $78 per round of golf. Compute the operating profit that will be earned.
A) $1,500,000 B) $8,700,000 C) $76,500,000 D) $39,000,000
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A) core benefit B) augmented product C) product image D) context change E) idea screening