LearninMotion.com: The Performance Appraisal Jennifer and Mel disagree over the importance of having appraisals. Mels says it's quite clear whether any particular LearninMotion employee is doing his or her job. It's obvious, for instance, if the salespeople are selling, if the Web designer is designing, if the Web surfer i
Briefly explain the three trades-off within a specific good/service within your local area, including how to produce them and who then receives the products.
Why do spin-offs happen and what are the advantages and disadvantages?
See the attached file (financial statement) for selected financial statements for Micro Chip Computer Corporation. Answer questions 1 and 2 below based on the financial data: 1. Determine the year-to-year percentage annual growth in total net sales. 2. Based only on your answers to question #1, do you think the company will
Could you give me an example on how to effectively approach this article in reference to questions 2,3, and 4 I have tried hard to develop a thesis statement but could not come up with one that could give me at least four things to argument on. Thank you very much. My article is below... In an essay of five paragraphs Iden
Andre has asked you to evaluate his business, Andre's Hair Stylling. Andre has five barbers working for him. (Andre is not one of them.) Each barber is paid $9.90 per hour and works a 40-hour week and a 50-week year, regardless of the number of haircuts. Rent and other fixed expenses are $1,750 per month. Assume that the only se
1. Why is it important to frame a problem before attempting to solve it? 2. Why is "doing nothing" an important option to consider? 3. What is the difference between a logical thinker and a creative thinker's approach to problem solving? Explain.
Use the Job Evaluation method of Factor Comparison, I need to to establish the relative worth of the following hospital jobs in which I have to : 1. Establish the relative worth of these jobs using factor comparison method and provide a rationale. 2. Use this information to develop an incentive plan and provide a rationa
Based on the company outline below please assist with the following: Which forces in the environment are most difficult for FMC Green River to manage? Why? In what way does the need to manage these forces influence the organization's structure and culture? FMC ABERDEEN Kenneth Dailey, site manager for FMC Corporation'
Determine which shipping alternative would be most economical to ship 80 boxes of parts when each box has a price of $200 and the annual holding costs are 30 percent of price, given this shipping information: Alternative Shipping Cost (for all 80) Overnight $300 Two-day $260 Six-day
An appliance manufacturer has a plant near Toronto that receives small electric motors from a manufacturer located in Winnipeg. The demand for motors is 120,000 units per year. The cost of each motor is $120. The motors are purchased in lots of 3,000 units. The supplier has these motors in stock and usually ships them the next d
Write to a board of a small university with the goal of convincing them to put their Liberal Arts Program into a distance learning format. You want to show them that the profits will grow as more and more students ease into the new format. You also want to show that potential student enrollments will far outweigh the fears of da
Write a basic outline for a presentation on the benefits of distance learning from a student's perspective. The audience will be students and teachers with very little computer experience and may be somewhat fearful of the idea. Make sure to tailor the presentation outline with this audience in mind. You can use a traditi
Describe the current status of the US economic indicators: GDP and Producer Price Index; present a separate graph illustrating their historic trends, and give an 18-month forecast for each indicator.
What are some of the disadvantages of alternative work arrangements?
Describe the specific problem that Retro faces with its warranty plan and how data mining might address the problem. Please see below... Company Overview: Retro's product line consists of a mid-sized sedan (Impression), a minivan (Express), a small sport utility vehicle (Altitude), and?the most recent addition?a sporty co
What are the basic types of business questions that data mining will help answer, or not answer?
Data mining is it a unique science used in the business world. Long version: When is using data mining appropriate and not appropriate. And why might use data mining instead of other analytic methods?
Our current training process is as follows. None of the jobs have a training manual per se; although, several have somewhat out-of-date job descriptions. The training for new people is all on the job. Usually the person leaving the company trains the new person during the one to two week overlap period, but if there's no overlap
What are the differences that exist between FMC Green River and FMC Aberdeen, in regards to work groups, leadership and leadership skills? Continue to think in terms of what would work at the Wyoming facility and why. Will Work Groups & Teams work at Green River, why or why not? What are the differences in Leadership at
** See ATTACHED file(s) for complete details ** The Blending Department of Battle Company has the following cost and production data for the month of April. Instructions a. Compute the equivalent units of production for (1) materials and (2) conversion costs for the month of April. b. Compute the unit costs for
Imagine you have been asked to prepare a presentation on the Rhetorical Triangle for the following group of students: Audience: Fifty students who have neither seen the classroom materials nor read the readings for this unit. Topics: The rhetorical triangle, the speaker, the audience, the topic/setting Hint: Rhetorical
1. In the circular flow model of the economy, what are the "leakages?" Define them. 2. In the circular flow model of the economy, what are the "injections?" Define them. 3. Explain why the leakages must equal the injections for the economy to be at equilibrium. 4. When looking at the circular flow
Book Information: Course Materials: Title: Excellence in Business Edition: 11 Authors: Bovee, Thill, Mescon Publisher: Prentice Hall ISBN: 0-13-189379-3 In your text, review the readings and answer all of the associated questions for the following Cases fo
In your text, review the readings and answer all of the associated questions for the following Cases for Critical Thinking: AOL and Time Warner: Fragile Promises (Pages 161-162). Questions: 1. Why did the media refer to the merger as the deal of the century? 2. Why was Time Warner eager to merge with AOL?
Your manager stated the following in a recent meeting: "Teams are not effective, as they waste time on procedures and not issues, and further require leadership skills that most managers do not have." After the meeting you began to talk about this statement with some of your co-workers. On the discussion board, discuss an
In a Human Resources Department meeting, one of your co-workers asks you what factors you believe should be considered in the development and selection of instruments for predicting job performance. Using course materials to support your position, briefly write your response. Be sure to include the following: --What is the pr
Why would experts suggest that we need more broadly defined KSAs?
Please see attached overview... What are the issues of fairness that Nate must consider in preparing for this negotiation, and what are Nate's key opportunities regarding fairness in this situation? In addition looking for the issues surrounding relationships that Nate must consider in his preparing for this negotiation, and
Prepare a 2 - 4 slide PowerPoint Presentation focusing on the questions given in the introduction for each of the scenarios Scenario One: Celeste is a wife and mother of two young children. She is in her mid-30s and has decided to go back to work. Her husband, a college professor, works an extra job, and so is tired all the