Threats, which on the surface seem straightforward enough as negotiation gambits, are actually complex and nuanced when analyzed in terms of the specific elements of language used within them. What are the five linguistic dimensions of making threats?

What will be an ideal response?


The use of polarized language, the conveyance of verbal immediacy, the degree of language intensity, the degree of lexical diversity, the extent of high-power language style.

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If a company's flexible budget formula is $9.50 per unit plus $69,800, what would be the total budget for evaluating operating performance if 23,850 units were sold and 28,460 units were produced?

a. $296,375 b. $340,170 c. $311,235 d. $226,575

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Because of advances in ______, audiences expect professional presentations. Your presentational aids should be seamless and completely integrated.

a. photography b. Prezi c. YouTube d. technology

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Levi is researching a company that he thinks might be a good fit for him. He is talking to current employees to get their opinions about what they like and dislike about the company and looking up the company online to get a better sense of the working environment. Levi is engaged in which stage of Feldman’s organizational socialization model?

a. Context phase b. Change and acquisition phase c. Anticipatory socialization d. Encounter phase

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Educational institutions do not have to demonstrate business necessity to give preference to members of their religion when hiring employees under:

a. Section 701(j). b. Section 703(a)(1). c. Section 702(a). d. Section 703(e)(2).

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