When Laura started working in the accounting department, she felt like her boss hovered over her all day and constantly double checked her work. As a result, Laura made sure she always did her work exactly as her boss would like and that she double checked everything so her boss would find no errors. Eventually, she found that her boss stopped hovering and double checking her work. What Laura experienced was ______.
A. positive reinforcement
B. extinction
C. punishment
D. negative reinforcement
D. negative reinforcement
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_____ measure the outflow of assets (or increases in liabilities) used in generating revenues
a. Revenues b. Expenses c. Cash inflows d. Cash-outflows e. Shareholder equity
When a dispute arises between two employees, one employee expresses reluctance to engage in mediation. To encourage the employee to engage in mediation, you should do all the following except:
a. Explain the benefits of mediation for improving the work relationship. b. Frame the request as an invitation. c. Explain your expectations regarding teamwork. d. Respond to the party's legitimate concerns about meeting with the other party.
When pharmacy chain CVS Health announced a $69 billion merger with the health insurance giant Aetna late in 2017, top management of CVS needed to weigh a number of strategic considerations except
A. CVS's opportunities to pursue debt reduction to lower its debt/equity ratio while maintaining asset levels. B. CVS's opportunities to initiate profit improvements or turnaround strategies for weak-performing businesses showing potential. C. CVS's opportunities to pursue divestiture of businesses that did not fit into the company's longer term plans. D. CVS's opportunities to divest other unattractive businesses. E. CVS's opportunities to pursue rapid growth strategies in its most promising businesses.
Mace copies Nick's book, MumbaiMonsoon, in its entirety and sells it to Parkland Books, Inc, without Nick's permission. Parkland publishes it under Mace's name. This is
a. copyright infringement. b. fair use. c. licensing. d. protected expression.