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    Let's say that you are interviewing a job candidate for a job. As you are conducting the interview, the applicant states that she has 3 kids and does not have a car. She has says that her last employer did not like the fact that she was a conservative christian.What should you, the interviewer say or do?

    Let's say that you are interviewing a job candidate for a job. As you are conducting the interview, the applicant states that she has 3 kids and does not have a car. She has says that her last employer did not like the fact that she was a conservative christian. What should you, the interviewer say or do?

    Techno Corporation is currently manufacturing an item at variable costs of $ 5 per unit. Annual fixed costs of manufacturing this item are $ 140,000. The current selling price of the item is $ 10 per unit, and the annual sales volume is 30,000 units. a. Techno can substantially improve the item's quality by installing new equipment at additional annual fixed costs of $ 60,000. Variable costs per unit would increase by $ 1, but, as more of the better- quality product could be sold, the annual volume would increase to 50,000 units. Should Techno buy the new equipment and maintain the current price of the item? Why or why not? b. Alternatively, Techno could increase the selling price to $ 11 per unit. However, the annual sales volume would be limited to 45,000 units. Should Techno buy the new equipment and raise the price of the item? Why or why not?

    1. Techno Corporation is currently manufacturing an item at variable costs of $ 5 per unit. Annual fixed costs of manufacturing this item are $ 140,000. The current selling price of the item is $ 10 per unit, and the annual sales volume is 30,000 units. a. Techno can substantially improve the item's quality by installing new

    Talent Management in Organizations

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    The Components of a Financial Plan

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    Performance Dashboards

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    Time Warp, New Year's Day (2016)

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    Nadler-Tushman Congruence Model - Outputs

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    Organization Change: Quality and Safety in Production Department

    After reviewing the results of the employee survey, the senior leadership team identified several areas for improvement. One of the issues is the quality and safety in the production department. The department managers meet with you to discuss implementing a safety and quality process improvement process (PIP) within their de

    Capacity planning : Selecting the appropriate location

    The Quick Copy center for document copying is deciding where to locate a new facility. The annual fixed and variable costs for each site it is considering have been estimated as follows: Location Fixed Costs Variable Costs A $85,000 $2/unit B $49,000

    Capacity planning : Center of gravity method

    Joe's Sports Supplies Corporation is considering where to locate its warehouse in order to service its four stores in four towns: A, B, C, and D. Two possible sites for the warehouse are being considered, one in Jasper and the other in Longboat. The following table shows the coordinates for each of the four towns. Also shown are

    Capacity planning for Speedy Logistics

    The owners of Speedy Logistics, a company that provides overnight delivery of documents, are considering where to locate their new facility in the Midwest. They have narrowed their search down to two locations and have decided to use factor rating to make their decision. They have listed the factors they consider important and a

    Capacity Planning

    Spectrum Hair Salon is considering expanding its business, as it is experiencing a large growth. The question is whether it should expand with a bigger facility than needed, hoping that demand will catch up, or with a small facility, knowing that it will need to reconsider expanding in three years. The management at Spectrum has

    Utilization measures

    A manufacturer of printed circuit boards has a design capacity of 1000 boards per day. The effective capacity, however, is 700 boards per day. Recently, the production facility has been producing 950 boards per day. Compute the design and effective capacity utilization measures. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place, the tol

    Analysis of Financial Performance

    Each student will choose a publicly-traded dividend-paying firm to analyze (General Electric). For your firm, you will complete a financial analysis, employing the concepts and tools discussed in Chapter 2 of the text. Complete the following steps for this portion of the project: Obtain financial information for your firm f

    Reward and Punishment Discussed

    Review the Rewards and Punishment podcast. Rewards and punishment. Retrieved from http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2007/02/episode-2-rewards-and-punishments/. 1). Define reward and punishment, how effective each is, and how they are most effectively used to change behavior. 2). Describe a "token economy" with an example of

    Wants and If Wants Change as an Individual Grows Up

    Wants aren't unlimited. I can prove it. I get all the coffee I want to drink every morning at breakfast. Explain: Wants change as we move from childhood to adulthood, but they do not diminish. Give an example.

    Case: Managing Worker Safety and Health

    See attached file. Case: Managing Worker Safety and Health 1. BACKGROUND: Provide some Background on the Case itself 2. ANALYSIS: What are the major points in this case? What are the issues or problems or issues you have identified? 3. SOLUTIONS: What are methods that would address the issues/problems (you need to suppo

    Taking Advantage of Easygoing Bosses

    Discuss the following statement: Though most people prefer good bosses over bad, good bosses can fail to motivate workers because their easygoing style can encourage employees to take advantage.

    Single Loop Learning and Double Loop Learning

    1. Explain the difference between single loop learning and double loop learning. 2. What role does individual learning play in organizational learning? 3. What role does knowledge creation and knowledge management play in organizational learning? 4. What role does social learning play in communities of practice (CoPs)?

    Discuss use and effect of positive, negative reinforcement

    What could you do, as a senior manager, to make it more likely that managers would do what you asked them? How will you do so in such a way that the managers end up wanting to do coaching and enjoying it? Discuss the use and effects (including both short-term and long-term side effects) of positive reinforcement, negative

    Using APA-style writing format, provide a written summary of the case study indicating what operations management techniques were used. Also recommend a technique that was not used and describe its potential impact on the outcome.

    Operational Innovation is a Competitive Weapon at Progressive Insurance Progressive Insurance, an automobile insurer that started business in 1937, had approximately $ 1.3 billion in sales in 1991. By 2004 it had more than $ 11 billion in sales, and by 2007 was ranked 159 in the Fortune 500 list with $ 14 billion in sales cov

    Aligning IT and Operations in an Organization

    What needs to be done to successfully align business and IT in your organization? If you don't know or are unemployed, conduct some independent research regarding this topic for an organization of your choice.

    Business Dilemma in Credit Unions

    June 2010, I started the journey of becoming a Supervisor for the first time. Within the first week an employee called in sick on a Saturday. Let's call the employee Sara to make this easy. Working at a credit union we only work four hours on Saturday's and normally with a limited staff. Instantly an employee commented, "Let

    Unemployment

    1. Labor is an important factor of production for all firms. The most recent unemployment rate is estimated at 9% (January 2011). Economists have identified three types of unemployment. Which type would affect your firm. Explain.