Grapple Market Share Corporation would like to know what information federal agencies have about Grapple's operations, so that the firm will know what its competitors may be able to learn about it. Can Grapple require the agencies to dis-close whatever informa-tion they may have concerning it? If so, how should the firm make its request? What federal law applies? Is any information exempt?
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of 1966 requires the federal gov-ernment to re-veal certain "records" to "any person" on request. The re-quest may be made via e-mail or fax, or more traditional print methods, and needs to contain only a reasonable description of the information sought. An agency has twenty working days to respond to a request. There are exemptions, but the agency must notify the party seeking the information what is being withheld and which exemptions—national security, or the confidential or personal nature of the information, for example—are being asserted. An agency's refusal to comply with the FOIA can be challenged in court. Generally, all records must be made available electronically on the Internet, on CD-ROMs, and in other electronic formats, and clearly indexed. Documents must be made computer accessible within a year of their creation.
You might also like to view...
In a pre-billing system, invoices are prepared:
a. immediately upon acceptance of a customer order b. when there is to be a delay between the time that the order is accepted and the time it is shipped c. where inventory balances can be determined only through physical count d. to improve customer relations
If Brittany reaches her sales goals for this quarter, she will receive a $2,000 bonus. This part of her compensation is considered ________.
A. base pay B. a wage and salary add-on C. incentive pay D. benefits E. profit sharing
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Social cognition explains how we develop mental representations and how our mental representations influence the way we process information about people and social events. 2. The image that the word fish brings to mind is part of a mental representation called a script. 3. We create a schema for people of a nationality by assigning a set of characteristics to a particular national culture label. 4. Schemas are largely unconscious mental representations that shape how we think and act in a given situation. 5. Norms can be more important predictors of behavior in collectivist than in individualist cultures.
It is much easier to return a product to an online retailer than to a traditional bricks and mortar seller
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.