Ralph works for a manufacturing company in ohio. recently, he called in a department manager to assist in the purchase of some heavy machinery. after consulting the department manager, ralph is considering a change in product specifications and characteristics and expects suppliers to meet his requirements. which of the following is evident here?
a) modified rebuy
b) new task
c) straight rebuy
d) product differentiation
e) reverse auction

Afarmer is an example of what kind of producer?

You own a nonunion company with 93 nonexempt employees. all of these employ- ees pack books into boxes for shipment to customers throughout the united states. because of wide differences in performance, you have decided to try performance appraisal, something never done before. until now, you have given every worker the same size increase. now you want to measure performance and reward the best performers with bigger increases. without any further information, which of the five types of appraisal formats do you think would be most appropriate? justify your answer. do you anticipate any complaints, or other comments, from employees after you implement your new system?

Which of the following situations is most likely to change a buyer's market into a seller's market? a. a natural disaster that drives away a lot of the population. b. the price of building materials suddenly going up. c. the government buys up a lot of houses to build a new freeway. d. a factory laying off a lot of workers in the area.