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1. What is corporate culture, and who is responsible for setting the tone of a corporate culture?
2. List and describe the five functions critical to managerial effectiveness according to Henri Fayol’s school of thought.
3. According to the Hawthorne effect, what happens to employees while being observed?
4. What are the two main requirements of any supervisory position, and which of these usually determines the effectiveness of a supervisor's performance?
5. Why does effective communication mean better supervision?
6. Explain how Maslow’s lower and higher level needs are related to Herzberg’s hygiene factors and true motivators. Give examples.
7. What is the difference between hygiene and motivation factors?
8. How should supervisors handle difficult employees?
9. How can supervisors develop and enhance their decision-making skills?
10. List the six steps of progressive disciplinary action cited in the text, in order of increasing severity. Which of these action is an organization LEAST likely to take against an employee? Why?
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If marginal cost exceeds average total cost in the short run
: If marginal cost exceeds average total cost in the short run, then which is likely to be true?
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Integration between two established regional groupings
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If state decided to place tax on home heating oil
: If a state decided to place a tax on home heating oil, over time:
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The individual demand schedules of dark chocolate
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Who is responsible for setting the tone of corporate culture
: What is corporate culture, and who is responsible for setting the tone of a corporate culture? List and describe the five functions critical to managerial effectiveness according to Henri Fayol’s school of thought. According to the Hawthorne effect, ..
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Income inequality-unemployment benefits-social security
: Income Inequality -- Minimum Wage, Welfare Programs, Unemployment Benefits, Social Security, Medicaid -- Areas where our society is becoming more socialized Assignment: Pick one market in which the price system does not produce an equitable price and..
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Find the regression line
: The table gives the approximate economic value associated with various levels of oil recovery in a U.S. state. Find the regression line. d(r) = Use the regression line to estimate the economic value associated with a recovery level of 70%. $ billion.
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Compute the price elasticity of demand for automobiles
: Between 2007 and 20008, the quality of automobiles produced and sold declined by 10 percent. During this period the real price of cars increased by 5 percent, real income levels increased by 2 percent, and the real cost of gasoline declined by 20 per..
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Price elasticity of demand is constant along entire length
: The price elasticity of demand is constant along the entire length of a linear demand curve. The price elasticity of demand is the special name that economists give to the slope of a demand curve.
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