The organization design in which an employee reports to both a country manager and a functional manager is a(n):
A) matrix structure.
B) international division structure.
C) geographic structure.
D) worldwide product division structure.
E) regional management center.
A
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_______ are voluntary collectives with the purpose of advancing their members' interests. One example of such a collective is the Teamsters Union.
A. Clan cultures B. Nonprofit organizations C. Volunteer co-ops D. For-profit organizations E. Mutual-benefit organizations
Which of the following would be used to compute the federal income taxes to be withheld from an employee'searnings?
a. FICA tax rate b. wage and tax statement c. FUTA tax rate d. wage bracket and withholding table
Conceptualize how a lagging brand (assume a grocery product) may be repositioned for new uses.
What will be an ideal response?
The Bilski v. Kappos case referenced in the text, involved a question of whether a business process explaining how buyers and sellers of commodities in the energy market can use hedging to protect against price fluctuations is patentable. How did the U.S. Supreme Court rule?
a. The court ruled that the claimed invention was a patent-eligible process. b. The court ruled that the claimed invention was not a patent-eligible process because it was an abstract idea. c. The court ruled that the claimed invention was not a patent-eligible process because under federal patent law, no business methods may be the subject of patents. d. The court ruled that more information was needed regarding expected profits before a determination could be made as to patentability.