In the strategic planning process, what is the fourth stage in the process?
a. implementing and controlling strategies
b. developing the mission
c. developing strategies
d. analyzing the environment
c. developing strategies
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Which of the following is a similarity between broad-based shopping bots and niche-oriented shopping bots?
a. Both search restricted government Web sites. b. Both operate using a Yellow Pages type of model in that they list every retailer they can find. c. Both search for only one type of product. d. Both theoretically give pricing power to consumers.
Use the information in Table A.3 and the Laplace decision rule. The weighted payoff is:
A) less than $200,000 if the high-flying consultant job is selected. B) more than $280,000 if the research assistant job is selected. C) more than $280,000 if the utility analyst job is selected. D) highest for the research assistant position.
Skoff Corporation is a shipping container refurbishment company that measures its output by the number of containers refurbished. The company has provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results of operations for March. Fixed Element per MonthVariable Element per Container RefurbishedActual Total for MarchRevenue $4,000$130,000Employee salaries and wages$42,700 $1,000$75,600Refurbishing materials $600$18,800Other expenses$37,900 $38,400?When the company prepared its planning budget at the beginning of March, it assumed that 35 containers would have been refurbished. However, 32 containers were actually refurbished during March.?The spending variance for "Other expenses" for March would have been
closest to: A. $3,600 U B. $500 U C. $3,600 F D. $500 F
In the context of the characteristics of group, why is determining the status of group members important to supervisors?
A. Because group members with the lowest status are the easiest to influence into changing informal group norms B. Because group members with the highest status have the most effect on the development of group norms C. Because a group's cohesiveness depends on the working relationship of high-status group members D. Because groups with very few high-status members tend to be more beneficial for organizational productivity than groups with many high-status members