Harvey is considering implementing team-building management in his company. he wants to start with teams that work on the production line. he wants groups of five to fifteen people, responsible for one clearly defined product, and he wants them trained to be able to perform each other's tasks. harvey believes that effective teams permit free expression of feelings as well as ideas, have members who listen to each other, and have well-understood tasks and objectives. cynthia is a first-line supervisor in harvey's company. she has a high, balanced valuing of both her people and their productivity. she seeks to be proactive in her management and works hard at rewarding the contribution of ideas and recognizing accomplishments. william, in contrast, is far more task-oriented and is more concerned with production than with his people. to william, employees are instruments of production. refer to case 12.1. william's leadership style deomonstrates which leadership style in the ohio state study?

Paccar's current stock price is $75.10 and it is likely to pay a $3.29 dividend next year. since analysts estimate paccar will have a 14.2 percent growth rate, what is its required return? multiple choice 15.39 percent 17.94 percent 19.62 percent 18.58 percent

According to maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, which of the following would be an issue that requires the fulfillment of a lower order need? a)the need for a challenging project at work. b)the need for a promotion at work.c) the need to locate your business in an area with a low crime rate. d)the need for a mentor to you ascend within the company. none of the above

Suppose that hubert, an economist from an am talk radio program, and kate, an economist from a nonprofit organization on the west coast, are arguing over government bailouts. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: kate: to recent financial crises, the concept of bailouts is a hot topic for debate among everyone these days. hubert: indeed, it’s gotten crazy! a government bailout of severely distressed financial firms is unnecessary because free markets will properly price assets. kate: i don’t know about that. without a bailout of severely distressed financial firms, the economy will experience a deep recession. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due todifferences in scientific judgments . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? business managers can raise profit more easily by reducing costs than by raising revenue. central banks should focus more on maintaining low unemployment than on maintaining low inflation. employers should not be restricted from outsourcing work to foreign nations