Discuss the Administrative Procedures Act and its amendments and purpose


Passed in 1946 to establish uniform procedures for rule making. FOIA - Freedom of Information Act - is an amendment that allows individuals to request information from federal agencies. (There are nine exemptions, including trade secret information.) Federal Privacy Act - amendment that limits exchange of information on individuals among agencies - requires notification unless for law enforcement purposes. Government in the Sunshine Act - 1976 amendment often called the open-meeting law; applies to agencies with heads appointed by the president; requires advance public notice before agency heads meet; except for executive session, the meetings are public.

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A. appeal to the mass market. B. help innovators develop hard-to-copy marketing mixes. C. will quickly create a whole new industry of firms competing with similar marketing mixes. D. increase sales. E. will take profits to the highest level.

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Which of the following job characteristics is a motivator factor, according to Hertzberg?

A. recognition B. security C. status D. pay

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Social media are often defined narrowly and considered to be synonymous with social networks

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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For firms competing in highly unstable and turbulent industries, "traditional" strategic controls are most appropriate.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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