Gabriela Compton

question Human Resource Management (HRM) answer Consists of all activities involved with aquiring, developing, and compensating the people who do the company’s work question 360-degree feedback answer Uses performance feedback gathered from a broad range of people with whom the employee works rather than from just the employee’s manager question Employee assistance programs answer Provide […]

question Why is information security a management problem? What can management do that technology cannot? answer Management need to perform risk assessments and spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to protect the day to day functioning of the organisation. Technology set policy nor fix issues question Why is data the most important asset an organization […]

question what constitutes right and wrong behavior answer Ethics can be defined as the study of question how businesses are treated under international law (how businesspersons apply moral and ethical principles in making their decision; the decisions businesses must make and whether they are right or wrong) answer Business ethics does NOT focus on question […]

question Which of the following is the best measure of the standard of living of the typical person in a country? answer real GDP per person question Potential GDP answer -increase over time as the labor force grows -increases over time as technological change occurs question What is most likely to lead to sustained long-run […]

question E-business answer encompasses all the activities a company performs in selling and buying products and services using computers and communication technologies question E-commerce answer is buying and selling goods and services over the Internet question Value chain answer is a series of activities designed to meet business needs by adding value (or cost) in […]

question Business and Organizational Customers answer are a big opportunity! organizational market is actually bigger than the final consumer market in terms of number of purchases made Presents significant opportunities for marketers question Organizational consumer market is often referred to as…. answer the industrial market or the business-to-business market (B2B Market) question What type of […]

question Which of the following protects against electrical power variations? answer Surge Protector question Which of the following is an external device that provides connections to peripheral devices through ports built into the device? answer Port replicator question Which of the following are capable of processing many trillions of instructions in a single second? answer […]

question What is a business cycle answer Business cycles are alternating rises and declines in the level of economic activity question What are the four phases of a generalized business cycle? answer Peak Recession Trough Expansion question What is a peak in terms of the phases of a business cycle? answer It is when a […]

question Nonprofit organizations are not in the business of: answer financial gain question Timber, water, coal deposits, and solar energy are classified as: answer natural resources question The stock market, housing foreclosures, and unemployment rates are all part of an organization’s _____ environment. answer economic question Government agencies such as the Small Business Administration and […]

question Define service: answer Any activity that fulfills a human want or need and returns money to those who provide it question What sector of the economy do services fall under? answer Tertiary question Define settlement: answer Permanent collection of buildings where people reside, work and obtain services question What distribution must services follow? answer […]

question Monitors, collects, stores and processes data generated from all business transactions. answer Transaction processing system (TPS) question When the firm collects data from transactions as they occur, placing them in groups or batches, then prepares and processes the batches periodically (say, every night). answer Batch Processing question When business transactions are processed online as […]

question Sole Proprietorship answer Going into business on your own. question Sole Proprietor answer In sole control of the management and the profits. question Partnership answer A voluntary association between two or more persons who co-own a business for profit. question Advantages of Partnership answer 1. Formation is easy. The partners, each considered an agent […]

question Emerging ventures that are rapidly expanding with constantly increasing personnel size and market operations will need a. to evaluate company strengths and weaknesses. b. to establish a pattern of subordinate participation. c. to formalize planning because there is a great deal of complexity. d. less formal planning because of constant changes. answer c. to […]

question deregulation answer The United Nation of Zorwaya has strict restrictions on direct investment by foreign enterprises, and it opposes the establishment and operation of private enterprises. The highest authority in the country enforces tight control over prices and production output. According to this information, the United Nation of Zorwaya most likely opposes _____. question […]

question law answer a body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society question precedent answer a court decision that furnishes an example or authority for deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar facts question concurrent jurisdiction answer jurisdiction that exists when two different court have the power to hear […]

question Explain human resources management functions answer – Strengthen the employer-employee relationship – Experts in compensation, benefits, safety, payroll, recruiting and training question Explain the nature of organizational culture answer – Organizational culture is a system of shared assumptions, values, and beliefs, which governs how people behave in organizations. question Discuss issues associated with workplace […]

question Non verbal classification answer kinesics- body movements proxemics- space around us paralanguage- how something is said question viewpoints answer 1. opinions 2. attitudes 3. beliefs question stereotyping answer make specific assumption about a general category question blocked mind answer closed to reality, works on limited information, tend to “agree” with those who “agree” with […]

question The factors of production in an economic system are ________. answer natural resources, human resources, capital, and entrepreneurship question How are not-for-profit organizations different from profit-seeking businesses? answer Not-for-profit organizations focus on goals other than generating profits. question Why should a company act in an ethical manner? answer Acting ethically will help a company […]

question Strategies for success answer network, plan ahead, take charge of learning, sharpen your skills, get connected, know yourself question Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy answer 1.Create 2.Evaluate 3. Analyze 4.Apply 5.Understand 6.Remember question Cognitive Style/Strengths answer preferred/habitual pattern of mental functioning; how we process information; how we form ideas/judgments question Noise answer anything that interrupts communication […]

question Traditional business risk models typically ignored software development, largely because most organizations considered the impact from software and software development on the business to be minor answer TRUE question Preventing liabilities is a business-related consequence of failed software answer FALSE question The implementation phase involves taking all of the detailed design documents from the […]

question The less specific you are while writing your business messages, the greater the possibility that your readers will answer scan and skim your message. question To ensure the completeness of a business message, one should answer be specific. question Which of the following is the effect of using active voice while writing business messages? […]

question Centennial Exposition answer held in Philadelphia 1876, celebrate 100th anniversary of Declaration of Independence, focus on machinery and inventions question John Whittier answer rural poet, against industrialization question industrial development answer natural resources, labor force (American/immigrants), growing urban population, expanded national markets, investors (capital), technological progress (inventions), new industries created, fed. aid from govt. […]