The primary value of a wiki stems from
A) the recognition it offers to individual authors.
B) its focus on a single, expert perspective.
C) the collective insight of all its contributors.
D) a patented algorithm that expedites global product shipments.
E) its ability to deliver short messages to diverse groups in real time.
Answer: C
Explanation: C) Wikis are created through the collaboration of a team of writers and editors. These multiple perspectives can be a valuable resource.
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Recognizing the changing values and goals of American society, the company allows men and women to shift to part-time work or job-sharing when desired in order to help with child rearing responsibilities at home. They then let these employees return to regular full-time jobs with career tracks when available.
While Big Cars has a tough sexual harassment policy, it seems to tolerate the posting of explicit photos in public areas, lewd conversations or jokes in mixed gender groups, and sexual innuendo between first-line supervisors and workers. Their attitude is, what can you do about the way people talk?
Refer to Case 16.1. Some of the employees without children are upset about the flexibility parents have in order to deal with child rearing responsibilities. What can Big Cars Automotive's management do to avoid resentment from building?
A) ?Allow all employees to apply for flexible schedules.
B) ?Give those employees without children a salary increase.
C) ?Explain the reasoning for flexible schedules to the employees without children and hope they understand why it isn't an option for them.
D) ?Allow employees with children to bring their children into the office if they have to work late.
Andrew noticed Michael and his pregnant wife, Georgette, walking down the street. Andrew drove his car within inches of Michael, as a joke. Michael was not injured, but his wife experienced severe mental anguish and needed to be hospitalized in order to save the pregnancy. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. Andrew has committed the tort of battery against Georgette. b. Andrew has no liability to Georgette, because he has not committed a tort against her. c. Andrew has committed the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress against Georgette. d. Andrew has committed the tort of battery against Michael but has committed no tort against Georgette.
Bart was asked to join a team with Mark, Lukusz, Mithais, and Johan to resolve a product delivery issue their company was having. Bart decided right away that he did not like Lukusz because he was loud and had a weird sense of humor that Bart didn't understand. Because Mark seemed to be friends with Lukusz, Bart avoided him. After the team had been together for about a week, they had a loud argument that resulted in the members expressing the pros and cons they saw with working with each of the other members. Bart discovered that he was not liked because he refused to take a stand and say what he meant. After the argument, the group unofficially made Johan leader because he was even-tempered and they all respected him. With the appointment of Johan as leader, the group began working in
earnest on the problem because they finally understood what their roles were on the team. At what point in the team formation process was the team at the end of this scenario? A. Forming B. Storming C. Norming D. Performing
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A) Elderly B) Everybody C) Parents D) Nobody E) The Rich