If a purchasing division can acquire parts from outside suppliers at less than the selling division's incremental costs, it should do so, because this will enhance the company's overall profits

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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A. control subordinates. B. control costs. C. control lower-level management. D. motivate subordinates. E. increase market share and develop synergy.

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Which of the following is most likely a disadvantage of focus group interviewing?

A) Focus group interviewing does not connect secondary data with primary data. B) Focus group interviewing is less flexible compared to mail questionnaires. C) Consumers in focus groups are always open and honest about their real feelings, behaviors, and intentions in front of other people. D) Focus group interviewing involves small samples to keep time and costs down, which makes it hard to generalize from the results. E) The moderator in a focus group interview has poor control over the group of respondents.

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Which of the following is the mission of the Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI) and the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE)?

a. to provide ethics and compliance officers with support and best practices b. to objectively rate organizations on ethical performance c. to unionize ethics and compliance officers d. to provide third-party ethics auditing for organizations that request it

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A student who never considers breaking into an instructor's office to steal an accounting exam didn't think twice about asking a friend who took the same course from the same instructor last semester what questions were on the exam. What does this example illustrate?

A. This example illustrates the concept of issue intensity. B. The student involved has an internal locus of control. C. The student involved has a strong ego strength. D. This example illustrates the concept of value-based management.

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