Define an environmental management system (EMS)
EMS is a system that accounts for both environmental costs and the impact of environmental issues in every aspect of operations. Accountants are increasingly concerned with measuring business performance with regard to environmental issues and management of environmental cost. In the future, investors are likely to evaluate a company's environmental track record along with its financial record when making financial decisions. Primary environmental issues are energy consumption and pollution.
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Craig is the CMO of Speedoconnect, an Internet Services Provider that has been consistently losing market share for the past three quarters. Craig conducts a customer analysis to understand the weaknesses in the company's service operations
Which of the following groups is most critical in this customer analysis? A) competitors' customers B) former customers C) potential customers D) current customers
An advantage of using path-goal theory is ______.
A. it connects both work tasks and leader-member exchanges for effective leadership B. it connects both work setting and skill development of followers C. it connects the work tasks and follower needs for effective leadership D. it connects leaders with followers by focusing on followers first
An MPR professional most likely supplements a firm's connector list by
A) asking competitors of the firm to share their lists. B) relying on commercially available databases. C) individually monitoring thousands of Websites, blogs, and social networks. D) randomly choosing connectors they assume audiences are watching. E) attending special connector networking events designed just for this purpose.
Richard is a wealthy and successful businessman who is well known for financing many successful start-ups. He has earned a sizable amount of profit by providing capital to start-ups in return for a share of their profits. In the given scenario, which of the following statements is true of Richard?
A. He provides venture capital to start-ups. B. He provides commercial loans to start-ups. C. He is a general partner. D. He is an angel investor.