Why is it important to know your listening goals?
What will be an ideal response?
Knowing your listening goals helps you decide which type of listening you need to engage in and to modify your type of listening to the situation.
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A) analytical model B) theory C) hypothesis D) objective E) broad-based research
At the beginning of their relationship, Joel and Fredrick spent a large amount of time together. After a few months, however, Joel began wanting to spend time with his friends away from Fredrick. This change upset Fredrick, who wants to spend all his time with Joel. This example demonstrates which dialectical tension?
a. autonomy and connectedness b. novelty and predictability c. openness and closedness d. agency and constraint
Comfort Cruiser Company manufactures 100 luxury yachts per month. Included in each yacht is a compact media center. Comfort Cruiser manufactures the media center in-house. The company is considering the possibility of outsourcing the production of the media centers in order to close down some of its facilities and reduce the administrative costs. At present, the variable cost per unit is $275, and fixed costs are $55,000 per month. Assume that if it outsources, fixed costs could be reduced by 60%. The production manager advised the company to contract with a foreign supplier who offered a contract cost of $410 per unit. If it outsources the media center, how would that affect operating income?
A) Operating income would increase by $19,500. B) Operating income would increase by $33,000. C) Operating income would decline by $19,500. D) Operating income would remain the same.
Kay and Jenny's, a restaurant, has implemented a new system that identifies and gathers information about its regular customers. It rewards the regular customers by giving them gift coupons and cash prizes
This is most likely an example of a(n) _____ system. a. organizational optimization b. profit maximization c. total quality management (TQM) d. customer relationship management (CRM)