Do you think business practices will become standardized across cultures as the global marketplace continues to flourish? Why or why not?

Google started as one of many internet search engines, amazon started as an online book seller, and ebay began as a site where people could sell used personal items in auctions. these firms have grown to be so large and dominant that they are facing antitrust scrutiny from competition regulators in the us and elsewhere. did these online giants grow by fairly beating competition, or did they use unfair advantages? are there any clouds on the horizon for these firms -- could they face diseconomies of scale or diseconomies of scope as they continue to grow? if so, what factors may limit their continued growth?

Clooney corp. establishes a petty cash fund for $225 and issues a credit card to its office manager. by the end of the month, employees made one expenditure from the petty cash fund (entertainment, $20) and three expenditures with the credit card (postage, $59; delivery, $84; supplies expense, $49).record all employee expenditures, and record the entry to replenish the petty cash fund. the credit card balance will be paid later. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account record expenditures from credit card and the petty cash fund.

An attorney came to work on a saturday. when he signed in, he was advised by the morning security guard employed by the building management that he must be out of the building by 5 p. m., when it closes. however, he stayed past 5 p. m. to complete a brief that had to be filed on monday morning. at 5: 15 p. m., the afternoon security guard set the locks on all the doors of the building and left. because she was in a hurry, she did not check the sign-in sheet to make sure that everyone had signed out, contrary to mandatory procedures. when the attorney tried to exit 15 minutes later, he discovered that the doors were all locked and could not be opened from the inside. he used his cell phone to call for , and a supervisor from the building arrived and let him out shortly thereafter. if the attorney sues the building management for false imprisonment, is he likely to win?