. The “Importance of Stupidity in Scientific Research” article argues:
a. that becoming more comfortable with “being stupid” will allow us to wade deeper into the unknown and make big discoveries
b. that passion blindness and bumbling along are detrimental to scientific research
c. that productivity is hampered when we don’t have all the answers
d. that deliberate practice is not necessary to improve performance
a. that becoming more comfortable with “being stupid” will allow us to wade deeper into the unknown and make big discoveries
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Weishen’s department is paralyzed by the rules and regulations within the organization. Anytime a decision is to be made, they want to create a policy to show that the decision would be applied in the same way when faced with future decisions. This desire to work within policies is impediment to progress. Weishen’s group is most likely effected by which type of organizational politics?
A. the weeds B. the rocks C. the high ground D. the woods
Firms that are temporarily short of cash and unable to borrow from usual sources can convert accounts receivable into cash by
a. assigning accounts receivable and forwarding amounts collected to the lending institution. b. pledging its accounts receivable to the lending agency as collateral for a loan. c. factoring the accounts receivable to a bank or financing company to obtain cash. d. all of the above. e. none of the above.
The system that provides common industry definitions for Canada, Mexico, and the United States, which makes it easier to measure economic activity in the three member countries of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), is referred to as the
A. Standard Industrial Code System (SICS). B. United Nations Central Product Classification System (UNCPCS). C. Federal System of International Organizations (FSIO). D. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). E. National Codes of Industry System (NCIS).
You are working for a global electronic parts manufacturing company with divisions in Taiwan, Malaysia, Australia, and Germany, that has embarked on developing a global enterprise system
To ensure that overseas divisions comply with the new system, they are considering a cooptation strategy in which they will permit each country unit the opportunity to develop one transnational application first in its home territory, and then throughout the world. What are the benefits and drawbacks to this approach? Are there any other solutions for the company's cooptation strategy?