Alex, an employee at green spaces irrigation systems, is that his old supervisor wally retired. "wishy" wally, as the crew used to call him, seemed like a pretty nice guy, but seldom let alex know if installations were adequate until something went wrong. the new supervisor starts each day with reviewing yesterday's successes and challenges, and gives everyone opportunity to voice their concerns. one of the best assets of managers is their ability to provide timely feedback and to understand that employees want regular performance reviews.

Email viruses are typically launched by people who modify header information to hide their identity. brightmail's enrique salem says that in the future, your email reader will authenticate the sender before putting hte message in your inbox. that way, you will know the source of all the emails you read. alan nugent of novell says, "i'm kind of a fan of eliminating anonymity if that is the price for security." will eliminating anonymity make computers more secure?

The larger the investment you make, the easier it will be to: get money from other sources. guarantee cash flow. buy insurance. streamline your products.

Suppose farmer lane grows and sells cotton in a perfectly competitive industry. the market price of cotton is $1.64 per kilogram, and his marginal cost of production is $1.44 per kilogram, which increases with output. assume farmer lane is currently earning a profit. can farmer lane do anything to increase his profit in the short run? farmer lane: a. cannot do anything to increase his profit. b. may or may not be able to increase his profit. c. can increase his profit by raising his price. d. can increase his profit by producing more output. e. can increase his profit by shutting down.