Business Law and Corporate Ethics

1. Advantages of a Diverse workforce 2. Apply the four kinds of stakeholder powe

1. Advantages of a Diverse workforce 2. Apply the four kinds of stakeholder power, e.g., legal, economic, etc. 3. Arguments for business’ political involvement 4. Effects of gover…

1. Advantages of choosing the host country staffing strategy are: 2. For U.K: La

1. Advantages of choosing the host country staffing strategy are: 2. For U.K: Labors have right to minimum wagae which is 7.50 pounds per hour,  Eligible for 28 days of paid vacat…

1. After going through the uploaded online reading materials, look for and watch

1. After going through the uploaded online reading materials, look for and watch the movie entitled "In the heart of the Sea" starring Chris Hemsworth; 2. After watching the movie…

1. Alan Mulally, Ford CEO, authorizes offering early retirement to hourly worker

1. Alan Mulally, Ford CEO, authorizes offering early retirement to hourly workers to reduce company expenses and increase profitability. A) Management B) Employees C) Culture 2. T…

1. Alex is an accountant working for Z-Corp. While at his high school reunion, h

1. Alex is an accountant working for Z-Corp. While at his high school reunion, his best friend Bob mentions that ABC Company is looking for a good accountant and would be offering…

1. Alexander is a a black man with a law degree from one of the top law schools

1. Alexander is a a black man with a law degree from one of the top law schools in the country. Under an affirmative action recruiting program, he is hired as the first black asso…

1. All of the following are included in the eight wastes EXCEPT? a. Overproducin

1. All of the following are included in the eight wastes EXCEPT? a. Overproducing b. Extra-Processing c. Overspending d. Waiting 2. Which one of the following is NOT a quality too…

1. All of the following are true statements about outsourcing EXCEPT ________. A

1. All of the following are true statements about outsourcing EXCEPT ________. A. there are many pros and cons to outsourcing with managers increasingly focusing on non-strategica…

1. All of the following may be types of things to observe in the field EXCEPT? a

1. All of the following may be types of things to observe in the field EXCEPT? a. The environment b. Opinions c. Behaviors and actions d .Acts 2. Method of studying social behavio…

1. All of the following statements concerning homeowner’s policy endorsements ar

1. All of the following statements concerning homeowner’s policy endorsements are correct EXCEPT a. The inflation guard endorsement increases property limits by an annual percenta…

1. All organizations have: A. a formal hierarchy that includes supervisors and n

1. All organizations have: A. a formal hierarchy that includes supervisors and non-supervisory employees. B. A divisionalized structure. C. Some from of coordinating mechanism D. …

1. All the 4 approaches are used by Carmex Demand oriented approach: Price as pe

1. All the 4 approaches are used by Carmex Demand oriented approach: Price as per consumer preference Profit oriented: Pricing of high end products to gain profits Cost oriented: …

1. Allen Auto Group owns corner property that can serve as a parking lot for cus

1. Allen Auto Group owns corner property that can serve as a parking lot for customers. The parking lot can be made of concrete or asphalt. Concrete will cost $375K initially, hav…

1. Alpha Communications, a partnership, publishes consumer periodicals, includin

1. Alpha Communications, a partnership, publishes consumer periodicals, including Science Today. Beta Publications, also a partnership, publishes professional periodicals, includi…

1. Although the students said they wanted to skip the final exam, they were real

1. Although the students said they wanted to skip the final exam, they were really interested in having enough time during final exam week to study for all of their classes. Their…

1. Although very different in style and personality, Jack Welsh, Warren Buffett,

1. Although very different in style and personality, Jack Welsh, Warren Buffett, and Richard Branson have imprinted their corporate management philosophies and guiding logics on t…

1. Amy bought a phone made by WiFi Communications, Inc. Three months later, afte

1. Amy bought a phone made by WiFi Communications, Inc. Three months later, after recharging the battery through a power jack, Amy picked up the phone only to have it ignite in he…

1. An IT auditor is evaluating their company’s system development and change man

1. An IT auditor is evaluating their company’s system development and change management process. Which of the following would provide the GREATEST concern to the IT auditor? The p…

1. An activity is a one time undertaking designed to achieve a particular organi

1. An activity is a one time undertaking designed to achieve a particular organization goal. A) True B) False 2. Your authors argue that the increasing numbers of middle managemen…

1. An activity network is a diagram that shows the sequence in which tasks will

1. An activity network is a diagram that shows the sequence in which tasks will take place and their interdependencies. Quite literally it is the key tool that helps you to unders…

1. An adversary system of justice is one in which: a. parties must be represente

1. An adversary system of justice is one in which:     a. parties must be represented by a lawyer before a neutral court     b. parties must represent themselves before a biased c…

1. An agreement consists of the following except: a. Meeting of the minds b. Acc

1. An agreement consists of the following except:             a. Meeting of the minds             b. Acceptance             c. Offer             d. Subjective analysis of the offe…

1. An airline is reconsidering their overbooking policies on transatlantic fligh

1. An airline is reconsidering their overbooking policies on transatlantic flights. The planes they fly have 175 seats, which they sell out every time. While tickets are nonrefund…

1. An analysis of unemployment rates in Sweden can be described as an applicatio

1. An analysis of unemployment rates in Sweden can be described as an application of: A- Macroeconomics B- unemployment C-Microeconomics D-Inflation 2.A market economy includes wh…

1. An appliance retailer purchased a small vacuum cleaner for $89.99. He plans t

1. An appliance retailer purchased a small vacuum cleaner for $89.99. He plans to take a 33% markup. What will the selling price be? (Value 5 pts) 2. If a retailer sells a coat fo…

1. An assembly line with 17 tasks is to be balanced. The longest task is 2.4 min

1. An assembly line with 17 tasks is to be balanced. The longest task is 2.4 minutes, and the total time for all tasks is 18 minutes. The line will operate for 450 minutes per day…

1. An attempt to perform an analysis of the driver\'s license renewal operations

1. An attempt to perform an analysis of the driver's license renewal operations at a local DMV was conducted by a consultant. Several steps were to be performed in the process. Af…

1. An attrition clause a) ensures a group receives credit for all sleeping rooms

1. An attrition clause a) ensures a group receives credit for all sleeping rooms book by attendees, regardless of how they booked their room. b) tells the banquet captain and serv…

1. An automaker buys a certain part to assemble the transmission. The supplier c

1. An automaker buys a certain part to assemble the transmission. The supplier charges a price of $8 per part for quantities of 600 part or more, $9 per part for orders of 400 to …

1. An effective Current State Touchmap includes all of the following aspects EXC

1. An effective Current State Touchmap includes all of the following aspects EXCEPT: a. recognition of different types of customers b. graphical illustration of the enterprise's i…

1. An effective supply chain system is of critical importance, especially to a m

1. An effective supply chain system is of critical importance, especially to a manufacturing company operating in a highly competitive and trend-setting industry. Discuss Nike’s i…

1. An electronic company is deciding on which of the two new products should be

1.     An electronic company is deciding on which of the two new products should be put in production. It has identified three factors it considers most important and has decided …

1. An employee unreasonably detained during a search by a private employer a. ma

1. An employee unreasonably detained during a search by a private employer a. may have a viable cause of action against the employer for defamation. b. may have a viable cause of …

1. An employer can be liable for criminal penalties under OSHA if it commits a w

1. An employer can be liable for criminal penalties under OSHA if it commits a willful violation that results in the death of an employee. True or False 2. Employers with defined …

1. An enterprise has distinctive resources and capabilities according to V-R-I-O

1. An enterprise has distinctive resources and capabilities according to V-R-I-O-S It competes in an attractive industry sector where its economic performance is outstanding. It c…

1. An example of a firm using yield management in their services would be if Amt

1. An example of a firm using yield management in their services would be if Amtrack were to price its train as follows: Business Class with 20 seats at $_________ & Economy C…

1. An example of a strategic operations management decision is the choice of whe

1. An example of a strategic operations management decision is the choice of where to locate. True    False 2. An example of an operational operations management decision is inven…

1. An example of a trade off is a company who decides that they will choose to c

1. An example of a trade off is a company who decides that they will choose to center their operations and products around quality, as opposed to price. T/F 2. Automating some act…

1. An example of absolute logic is (SELECT ONE): 2. Which of the following proje

1. An example of absolute logic is (SELECT ONE): 2. Which of the following project costs are relatively fixed in nature? (Choose all that apply) 3. There will need to be more reco…

1. An external supplier suggests shipping the battery module with preinstalled b

1. An external supplier suggests shipping the battery module with preinstalled batteries, thereby eliminating the need for step 10. How would that impact process capacity? 2. If a…

1. An important contribution of Fiedler\'s research on the contingency model of

1. An important contribution of Fiedler's research on the contingency model of leadership is that it: a. uses weights which are determined in an arbitrary manner in order to deter…

1. An important issue in compensation is the gender-wage gap. It is illegal to p

1. An important issue in compensation is the gender-wage gap. It is illegal to pay men and women differently for doing the same work. As you think about these chapters and the gen…

1. An increase in the level of activity will have the following effects on unit

1. An increase in the level of activity will have the following effects on unit costs for variable and fixed costs: 2. Two costs at Watson, Inc. appear below for specific months o…

1. An international manager adhered to the____, a philosophical approach to busi

1. An international manager adhered to the____, a philosophical approach to business ethics. This means that the manager always applied the ethical standards of the home country i…

1. An international strategy that focuses on serving the market within a particu

1. An international strategy that focuses on serving the market within a particular country is a A. global strategy B.transnational strategy C.domestic strategy D.multinational st…

1. An oil company purchased an option on land in Alaska. Preliminary geologic st

1. An oil company purchased an option on land in Alaska. Preliminary geologic studies assigned the following prior probabilities. P(find high quality oil) = 0.50 P(find medium qua…

1. An operations planner, Lovell Bradley, is developing a sales and operations p

1. An operations planner, Lovell Bradley, is developing a sales and operations plan that involves backorders. The company's demand and production rates for the next six periods ar…

1. An urn contains nine white balls and 11 black balls. A ball is drawn and repl

1. An urn contains nine white balls and 11 black balls. A ball is drawn and replaced. If the ball is white your opponent pays you 25 cents. If it is black you pay him 25 cents. Yo…

1. Analyze the drivers of growth in the Indian sportswear industry. 2. Analyze t

1. Analyze the drivers of growth in the Indian sportswear industry. 2. Analyze the Puma brand and the key factors that contributed to its success. 3. How should Puma build on its …

1. Analyze the overall manner in which the aforementioned budgets support federa

1. Analyze the overall manner in which the aforementioned budgets support federalism and intergovernmental relations. Include two to three (2-3) examples of such support in order …