Arequest for quotation that asks for a "brand or equal":
a) shifts responsibility for establishing equality or superiority to the bidder.
b) requires the buyer to assume the costs of developing detailed specifications.
c) is the least risky and lowest cost approach to attaining "best value."
d) shifts responsibility for establishing equality or superiority to the specifier.
e)is one way internal users ensure that they will get the brand they prefer.

Martin is managing a production line in a manufacturing plant in the midwest. martin has a quality and productivity problem in one part of the manufacturing process. he discovers that his workers aren't sure what to do. when he asks why they didn't ask questions, the universal reply is, "we midwesterners don't ask questions, we just do." martin decides to address this problem by offering recognition rewards for anyone who asks the most job-related questions each month that lead to process improvements. unfortunately, martin finds the program doesn't work. when he further questions his workers, he discovers that no one wants to be the first to ask questions. as a group, workers still feel that they should figure it out on their own and not ask questions. martin finds carmen, one of the workers that everyone else admires, and talks her into being the first to ask questions as part of the program. after about a month, several other people begin to submit questions, and soon everyone in the plant is asking questions. refer to case 6.1. martin's plan failed initially because he didn't consider the power of on attitudes.

An individual who is experiencing a prolonged period of stress would likely have levels of circulating than an individual who was not experiencing stress.

How do corporate finances, investor expectations and external forces influence stock prices and possibly pose a risk to investors