Josh is conducting market research into consumer buying patterns. He observes people as they walk around the store and periodically stops to ask them questions. Josh is conducting ________ research.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
ethnographic
Drawing techniques from the field of anthropology, ethnographic research sends trained observers to watch and interact with a subject population in its natural environment.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Ethics are standards of behavior that direct how people should act. _________________________
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which special type of team resulted from the pushing down of decision making into lower levels of an organization?
a. Self-directed work teams b. Virtual teams c. Cross-functional teams d. Functional teams
Which of the following statements is most CORRECT?
A. The high value of the U.S. dollar relative to Japanese and European currencies in the 1980s, made U.S. companies comparatively inexpensive to foreign buyers, spurring many mergers. B. During the 1980s, the Reagan and Bush administrations tried to foster greater competition and they were adamant about preventing the loss of competition; thus, most large mergers were disallowed. C. The expansion of the junk bond market made debt more freely available for large acquisitions and LBOs in the 1980s, and thus, it resulted in an increased level of merger activity. D. Increased nationalization of business and a desire to scale down and focus on producing in one's home country has virtually halted cross-border mergers today. E. Because strategic alliances and joint ventures are easy to form and enable firms to compete better in the global economy than would mergers, merger activity has virtually come to a halt in the 21st century.