Jason jones has been asked to assemble an eight-member self-managed work team of experienced employees to work on a project that combines the functional areas of research, production, marketing, and distribution. jason is apprehensive about managing a team so large; he knows from prior experience that larger teams do not always result in greater productivity. jason has also been informed by the management that this team is being established as the project must progress according to the predetermined timeline. the work lagging behind by one division will cause a cumulative delay in all the successive stages of the project's execution. jason plans to implement a group-based incentive that he feels would motivate each of the team members to work efficiently. which of the following is an assumption made by jason in implementing this plan?

a. implementing a training program to provide the team members with the necessary technical and human relations skills for the project
b. discouraging team members from restricting themselves to their own functional areas by experimenting with and learning the job done by other members of the team
c. instructing the team members to finalize the plan for the project right at the beginning and ensuring that it is implemented without any changes
d. assigning the specific tasks of the project to each team member by keeping in mind their preference and abilities
e. implementing a group-based incentive he has planned for this team

Jameson manages a well-known cell phone company. this company has been voted as having the best cell-phone service. consumers appreciate the fact that they can call from almost anywhere in the world and the service still gets through. jameson knows that the company's product far surpasses that of the competition. one thing has been bothering him, though. in order to put so many resources into ensuring the best service, jameson has cut back on employees at the firm's customer call center. recently, consumers have begun complaining about long wait times when they call in with a problem or concern. although its cell phone service is still considered one of the best, customer satisfaction with the firm's customer service has plummeted. jameson does not understand why consumers are getting so upset. he believes the exceptional cell phone service more than makes up for long waiting periods and other issues with its customer service. "after all," he says, "they can't have it all. if i invest more in customer service, that means less investment on ensuring the quality of our product offering."refer to scenario. jameson has asked you, a marketing consultant, to give him advice. he cannot understand how a cell-phone company with the best product offering in the cell-phone service industry could get such low satisfaction ratings simply because the customer service is not up to par. you suggest that jameson has a narrowly defined view of the company's product offering. you tell jameson that successful marketers should define their products as what they

Suppose that a worker in agland can produce either 10 units of organic grain or 2 units of incense per year, and a worker in zenland can produce either 5 units of organic grain or 15 units of incense per year. there are 20 workers in agland and 10 workers in zenland. currently the two countries do not trade. agland produces and consumes 100 units of grain and 20 units of incense per year. zenland produces and consumes 50 units of grain and no incense per year. if each country made the decision to specialize in producing the good in which it has a comparative advantage, then the combined yearly output of the two countries would increase by a. 30 units of grain and 100 units of incense. b. 30 units of grain and 150 units of incense. c. 50 units of grain and 90 units of incense. d. 50 units of grain and 130 units of ince

List three careers that require knowledge of science. list three careers that require the use of of math. list three careers that require the use of foreign language. list three careers that require the use of good writing skills. list three careers that require the use of good computer skills.