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1). Under what circumstances should a firm adopt a "no matching" policy for outside job offers? Under what circumstances should a firm adopt a "matching" policy for outside job offers? If a firm adopts an offer matching policy, what is likely to happen to the organization's turnover rate? Why?

2). When should a firm pay for an employee's training? When should a firm charge the employee for training? Explain / justify your answer?

3). Decisions are often characterized as having four stages: (1) initiatives, (2)ratification, (3) implementation, and (4) monitoring. For each of these stages, explain why decisions are typically centralized or decentralized.

4). Acme Consulting is a low-turnover, high-wage employer of highly skilled labor. Most employees who join Acme Consulting plan to stay with the firm for several years. Acme Consulting has a plentiful applicant pool and typically receives approximately 25 to 50 applications per vacancy. Currently, the firm utilizes an extensive screening process consisting of an initial online video conference interview, followed by a one day on-site interview with various executives and team leaders. To reduce hiring costs and productivity losses associated with incumbent employees spending time interviewing candidates, the Chief FinancialOfficer has recommended that on-site interviews be eliminated from the screening process. What is likely to happen to the quantity and quality of applicants if on-site interviews are eliminated? Why?