Carl believes that he is lucky to be working under a manager like mr. parker—conscientious, flexible and easy to work with. it was mr. parker who carl learn the demands of the job, gave him opportunities to learn from the mistakes he made, and always provided sound advice. mr. parker, who has been in the field for over eighteen years, never made carl feel like a novice and this only increased carl's personal confidence in his work and his loyalty toward his manager. carl, who is now doing very well on the job, aims to be a manager like mr. parker. from this scenario, which of the following conclusions can be drawn? a) mr. parker is an authoritarian manager. b) carl has a low degree of trust propensity. c) mr. parker has a high degree of referent power. d) mr. parker engages in a lot of ingratiation. e) mr. parker exercises a high degree of coercive power

Which of the following is a reason why it is important for students to study strategy and the strategic management process? answers: studying strategy and the strategic management process can give students tools to evaluate the strategies of firms that may employ them. it can be very important to a new hire's career success to understand the strategies of the firm that hired them and their place in implementing these strategies. while strategic choices are generally limited to very experienced senior managers in large organizations, in smaller and entrepreneurial firms many employees end up being involved in the strategic management process. all of these.

cranium, inc., purchases term papers from an overseas supplier under a continuous review system. the average demand for a popular mode is 300 units a day with a standard deviation of 30 units a day. it costs $60 to process each order and there is a five−day lead−time. the holding cost for a paper is $0.25 per year and the company policy is to maintain a 98% service level. cranium operates 200 days per year. what is the reorder point r to satisfy a 98% cycleminus−service level? a. greater than 1,700 unitsb. greater than 1,600 units but less than or equal to 1,700 unitsc. greater than 1,500 units but less than or equal to 1,600 unitsd. less than or equal to 1,500 units

In the fall, jay thompson decided to live in a university dormitory. he signed a dorm contract under which he was obligated to pay the room rent for the full college year. one clause stated that if he moved out during the year, he could sell his dorm contract to another student who would move into the dormitory as his replacement. the dorm cost was $5000 for the two semesters, which jay had already paid a month after he moved into the dorm, he decided he would prefer to live in an apartment. that week, after some searching for a replacement to fulfill his dorm contract, jay had two offers. one student offered to move in immediately and to pay jay $300 per month for the eight remaining months of the school year. a second student offered to move in the second semester and pay $2500 to jay. jay estimates his food cost per month is $500 if he lives in the dorm and $450 if he lives in an apartment with three other students. his share of the apartment rent and utilities will be $404 per month. assume each semester is 4.5 months long. disregard the small differences in the timing of the disbursements or receipts. what is the cost of the cheapest alternative?