According to Oliver (1990) organizations collaborate for six main reasons: Necessity, Asymmetry, Reciprocity, Efficiency, Stability, and Legitimacy. The reason organizations collaborate to control relevant environments, for example working closely with its supplier to have power over them, is __________.
a. Asymmetry
b. Efficiency
c. Necessity
d. Reciprocity
a. Asymmetry
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A. current ratio. B. rate of dividends. C. return on assets. D. quality of earnings.
Which of the following is a customer satisfaction measure that indicates the success of the compensation system designed by the HR department of an organization?
A. competitiveness in the local labor market B. per capita (average) merit increases C. the percentage of overtime hours to straight time D. the ratio of recommendations for reclassification to number of employees E. the ratio of average salary offers to the average salary in the community
Janessa prefers high-end cosmetics, but she also likes a good deal. She only purchases her make-up at department stores when they have a gift with purchase. Today she saw at Macy's that if she buys $35 worth of Lancôme cosmetics she would receive a gift with purchase. This gift with purchase is a form of which kind of sales promotion?
A. Sample B. Premium C. Pop-up D. Rebate E. Special event
Buy It Now leases a snow blower for one year from Blow It Out Your Ear to clear the parking lot next to its retail outlet. The lease says the snow blower is leased "as is". After one week the snow blower breaks down completely
Buy It Now demands that Blow It Out Your Ear pay for the repair, but it points to the "as is" clause. Which of the following, if any, apply to this transaction? A) The Sale of Goods Act. B) The Consumer Protection Act (or equivalent) C) The Occupier's Liability Act D) The Hazardous Products Act E) None of the above