Bubble-up, inc., is a small manufacturer of educational toys for children under age 10. it has co-existed with three other competitors in the educational toy industry for over 20 years, each of them maintaining a stable market share. there is a widespread rumor that mega-toy, inc., the market leader in the broad children's toy market, has decided to target educational toys. which of the following statements is most likely true? a. the owners of bubble-up are unconcerned about mega-toy's entry to the market because of the resource dissimilarity between the firms.
b. bubble-up's greater organizational slack will allow it to aggressively attack mega-toy.
c. bubble-up's smaller size may make it more flexible in introducing innovations than mega-toy.
d. competitive rivalry will not increase for bubble-up because mega-toy is not dependent on the educational toy market.

According to the research in strategic human resources management,answers: firms that are able to use human resource practices to develop socially complex human and organizational resources are able to gain competitive advantage over firms that do not engage in these practices.firms that are able to use human resource practices to develop socially simplistic human and organizational resources are able to gain competitive advantage over firms that do not engage in these practices.firms that are able to use human resource practices to develop socially complex human and organizational resources gain little advantage over firms that do not engage in these practices.firms that are able to use human resource practices to develop socially complex human and organizational resources are at a competitive disadvantage when compared to firms that do not engage in these practices.

Suppose the following items were taken from the balance sheet of nike, inc. (all dollars are in millions.) 1. cash $ 2,316.7 7. inventory $ 2,245.6 2. accounts receivable 2,786.2 8. income taxes payable 80.3 3. common stock 2,841.1 9. equipment 1,783.8 4. notes payable 291.2 10. retained earnings 6,162.5 5. buildings 3,959.7 11. accounts payable 2,624.6 6. mortgage payable 1,092.3 perform each of the following. classify each of these items as an asset, liability, or stockholders’ equity, and determine the total dollar amount for each classification. (enter amounts in millions up to 1 decimal place, e.g. 45.5 million.) cash accounts receivable common stock notes payable buildings mortgage payable inventory income taxes payable equipment retained earnings accounts payable assets $ 13092 liability $ 4088.4 stockholders’ equity $ 9003.6 etextbook and media determine nike’s accounting equation by calculating the value of total assets, total liabilities, and total stockholders’ equity. (enter amounts in millions up to 1 decimal place, e.g. 45.5 million.) total assets = total liabilities + total stockholders’ equity

Select all that apply. select the ways that labor unions can increase wages. collective bargaining reducing the labor supply increasing the demand for labor creating monopolies