It is said that job expansion has both a vertical component and a horizontal component. Explain, with reference to such terms as job enrichment, job rotation, and job enlargement
What will be an ideal response?
Vertical expansion gives employees more planning and/or control over their work, which is job enrichment. Horizontal expansion adds tasks, through job rotation or job enlargement. Job enrichment relates primarily to increasing the cognitive or intellectual requirements for the job. Job enlargement relates primarily to an increase in the number of tasks to be performed. Job rotation implies a formal arrangement for job switching among a particular group of workers within a specific set of jobs.
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When using the direct method, how is the sale of long-term investments for cash reported on the statement of cash flows?
a. Operating activity b. Investing activity c. Financing activity d. Noncash investing and financing activity
Which of the following is NOT true about warehouse clubs?
A) They are not full-service stores. B) They often charge their customers with a modest annual membership fee. C) They carry items in bulk. D) They carry a more limited selection of merchandise than that offered by most grocery stores. E) Groceries account for the smallest portion of sales revenue.
Explain what a discrete random variable is
What will be an ideal response?
A uniform probability distribution is a continuous probability distribution where the probability that the random variable assumes a value in any interval of equal length is
a. different for each interval b. the same for each interval c. at least one d. None of these alternatives is correct.