Coastal Glass Company provides bottles to the major beverage companies in the United States. Coastal knows it needs to build partnering relationships with each of the beverage companies, and the beverage companies know that Coastal is important to them. What will both sides need to do to build and maintain a partnering relationship?

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First, both sides need to build mutual trust. Both sides must do what they say they will do. Second, both sides need to share information openly, develop forecasts, and coordinate operations. Third, they need to share common goals. If either side takes only a short-term profitability focus, then both sides could lose the benefits of a long-term relationship. Last, both sides need to make a credible commitment to each other, investing in the relationship.

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High quality exchanges between leaders and followers produce ______.

A. higher employee turnover B. less feedback about performance C. better organizational commitment D. fewer demands on leaders’ time

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Which of the following is true regarding enforcement of employee rights and enforcement of employment laws?

a. finding a lawyer willing to take an employment law case is difficult because lawyers accept only about 50% of employment discrimination cases brought to them b. if an employer has a complaint or grievance procedure, the employee is required to exhaust the remedies afforded under the internal procedure before taking the case to an enforcement agency or court c. the EEOC encourages the parties to discrimination cases to use mediation d. the EEOC encourages the parties to discrimination cases to use arbitration

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Koscil Inc. had the following taxable income.     U.S. source income$1,435,000 Foreign source income 850,000 Taxable income$2,285,000 Koscil paid $315,000 foreign income tax. Compute its U.S. income tax liability.

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