To meet goals management has set, Jerry, a loan officer, falsely inflates an applicant's income and creates a fake W­2 form. Jerry's behavior is shaped by

a. a commercial crisis.
b. alienation.
c. the informal dimension of organizations.
d. measures of performances.


d

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a. cite physicians as responsible for preventing falls. b. state that falls are inevitable for all older adults c. advocate for new medicine to be developed to prevent falls. d. suggest that fall prevention is a combination of preventative medicine and developing an older adult's physical strength

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Company X has instituted an affirmative action policy. They hope that this policy will result in better company functioning and allow people to use their innate talents. Which of the following best describes what Company X's policy is trying to counter?

A. external inequality B. push factors C. internal inequality D. pull factors

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Nathan and Cynthia are both factory workers who earn a combined annual income of $30,000. They have four children. They rarely go out to eat, and they rely on family and friends for help with day care and other needs. Their family would be considered to live in which of these?

A. relative poverty B. limited poverty C. absolute poverty D. comparative poverty

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