List some of the positive and negative consequences of groups developing and using words and phrases that have meaning only to members.
What will be an ideal response?
Using special language can serve such useful purposes as providing members with feelings of belonging, cohesiveness, and self-esteem. It can also facilitate effective communication within the group. On the negative side, specialized language can make it much harder to communicate with members outside the group, especially when the purpose of the language is to create mystique about the group or its function.
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Herman is a graphic designer at a large firm. He loves designing and considers it his calling in life, and he works incredibly hard and puts in extra hours to produce increasingly great work for the company. But Herman is generally uninterested in meetings and decision making and avoids attending when possible. He can even be hostile to coworkers when asked to work on joint projects too much. Overall, Herman should be classified as a(n) ______.
a. go-getter b. adversarial c. fence-sitter d. unclassifiable; he fits no pattern
Explain the various types of workplace emergencies and how employers can effectively deal with such situations.
What will be an ideal response?
Why was the Digital Millennium Copyright Act passed?
Kartman Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: Standard Quantity or HoursStandard Price or RateStandard Cost Per UnitDirect materials 6.5pounds$7.00per pound$45.50Direct labor 0.6hours$24.00per hour$14.40Variable overhead 0.6hours$4.00per hour$2.40?In June the company's budgeted production was 3,400 units but the actual production was 3,500 units. The company used 22,150 pounds of the direct material and 2,290 direct labor-hours to produce this output. During the month, the company purchased 25,400 pounds of the direct material at a cost of $170,180. The actual direct labor cost was $57,021 and the actual variable overhead cost was $8,931.?The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is
computed when the materials are purchased.?The materials price variance for June is: A. $7,620 U B. $7,620 F C. $6,825 F D. $6,825 U