As a supervisor of claim adjusters for a property and casualty insurance company, you assign and reassign adjusters to handle routine and emergency situations. your managerial skills have become severely tested because several adjusters, after short-term emergency assignments, are threatening to quit. what short-term approach to their stressful situation would be most appropriate?
a. reduce task demands and make sure no adjuster works more than five days a week. b. place them on sick leave or provide immediate comp time. c. arrange for psychological counseling. d. rotate them back to their home location and place them on medical leave.

How is the architecture career pathway different from the construction pathway? a. architecture involves coordinating with contractors to make sure everyone stays on schedule. b. architecture involves using tools and equipment to build something new. c. architecture involves the design process, considering the function and safety of the project. d. architecture involves evaluating the work of contractors and employees.

Which of the following businesses is most likely to disrupt an existing industry? a. closer connex developed an earphone that receives emails and text messages and converts them to voice messages. the first models had poor reception, but they rapidly improved over time. b. mega technologies reconfigured the components used in its touchscreen tablets to create a new type of wearable device for use in restaurants and other service industries. c. particle inc. developed a teleportation technology that can transport physical materials instantaneously across great distances. d. altrea added advanced camera technology to its premium line of smartphones so that they would take the highest-quality photos of all phones on the market.

Mbo works by objectives moving through the organization; that is, top managers set general organizational objectives, which are translated into divisional objectives, which are translated into departmental objectives. the hierarchy ends in individual objectives set by each employee. this is an example of mbo working as objectives through the organization.