Patrick Turner

question Which project management phases typically occur simultaneously? answer The executing and controlling phases question During which project management phase should you troubleshoot problems and take corrective measures to ensure that all objectives are being met? answer The controlling phase question Which term describes the appointment of a specific resource to a specific task? answer […]

question Balanced scorecard answer A methodology that converts an organization’s value drivers to a series of defined metrics. question Baseline answer The approved project management plan plus approved changes. question Business service management (BSM) tools answer Tools that help track the execution of business process flows and expose how the state of supporting IT systems […]

question True answer True or False: the use of part-time workers as an aggregate planning option may be less costly than using full-time workers, but it may also reduce quality levels. question minimizing cost answer The objective of aggregate planning is to meet forecast demand while ______ over the planned period. question A) setting inventory […]

question demography answer The statistical study of human population to learn its size, density, and characteristics is called: psychographics. econometrics. demography. geometry. question minimal government spending because it keeps taxes to a minimum. answer Businesses favor: minimal government spending because it keeps taxes to a minimum. more government services because it minimizes tax consequences. maximum […]

question The term international Business usually refers to… A. the outsourcing of goods and services from lower cost locations to open new markets B. the import of goods from anywhere in the world that crosses the borders of two or more nations C. the export of goods and services sold abroad and sent out of […]

question data answer represents a fact, figure, or idea question processing answer turning data into information question information answer data organized in a meaningful way question software answer computer programs question hardware answer physical components a computer question pixel answer tiny dot that creates an image on the computer monitor question hertz answer unit of […]

question In the minds of corporate executives, the major deficiency of HR management in its answer the lack of specific quantifiable measures of HR activities. question refers to organizational use of employees to gain or keep a competitive advantage resulting in greater organizational effectiveness. answer Strategic HR management question Georgiana, the Vice President of HR, […]

question 1. The obesity level is the point at which excess body fat can lead to serious health problems. a. True b. False answer True question 2. Research indicates that individuals who are 30 or more pounds overweight during middle age (30 to 49 years of age) lose about 3 years of life. a. True […]

question Which colonial power controlled a large part of northeast China from 1937-1945? answer Japan question Which of the following statements is incorrect? answer As soon as China took over Hong Kong, the economies of both Hong Kong and Shenzhen took off. question Taiwan was invaded by the Communist Chinese in 1949. answer False question […]

question the goal of a business should be answer maximization of owners wealth question under current tax laws the lowest marginal tax rate for both individual and corporation is answer 15 % question For corporations the principal against relationship usually refers to the relationship between answer owners and managers question which of the following is […]

question You have a small network that uses a hub to connect multiple devices. What physical topology is used answer Star question Which of the following topologies connects all devices to a trunk cable? answer Bus question Which of the following cable types often includes a solid plastic core? answer Cat 6 question Which of […]

question Which of the following subject lines for an email or memo would most effective? answer Task Force Meeting March 18 question What is the best advice to follow when using texting or instant messaging (IM) in the workplace? answer Check with your supervisor to learn about your organization’s messaging policies. question Businesses use wikis […]

question An increase in savings answer provides more funds for investment question An increase in investment answer expands the productive capacity of the economy. question James has purchased a 10-yr bond that pays a $50 coupon. If interest rates go up answer the bond price will go down. question Increasing and decreasing the money supply […]

question C answer Which of the following statements are true? A) A bank’s assets are its sources of funds. B) A bank’s liabilities are its uses of funds. C) A bank’s balance sheet shows that total assets equal total liabilities plus equity capital. D) A bank’s balance sheet indicates whether or not the bank is […]

question Facts answer ~As of the 2010 united states census, southern California has a population of 22,680,010 ~California has 4.40 million acre-ft/year ~With over 22 million people, southern California contains roughly 60% of California’s population ~Southern California alone contains a larger population than all the other states in the lower and upper basin combined ~the […]

question Interventions answer Activities to prevent a stressor from resulting in negative consequences question stress answer the result of a demand that exceeds resources available to meet that demand ( demand evaluated as a threat’ so coping is needed) question Coping (w/stress) answer “engaging” in a behavior or idea/thought to respond to a demand . […]

question autocorrect answer corrects common spelling errors as you type question body answer text of a letter question cell answer intersection of a column and a row question complimentary closing answer a parting farewell in a business letter question content control answer in a template, an area indicated by placeholder text that can be used […]

question A common type of information system used in business organizations are those designed for _______________. answer All of the above – (A) Electronic and Mobile commerce, (B) Transaction Processing & (C) Decision Support question A(n) _______________ is an organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices that support problem-specific decision making. answer DSS […]

question Enterprise Software answer built around thousands of predefined business processes that reflect best practices question supply chain answer a network of organizations and business processes for procuring raw materials, transforming these materials into intermediate and finished products, and distributing the finished product to customers question just-in-time strategy answer components would arrive exactly at the […]

question A forecast is a(n) _____. answer projection for the future question In order, the steps of the strategic-management process are _____. answer establish the mission and vision; assess the current reality; formulate the grand strategy; implement the strategy; maintain strategic control question Over the course of 40 years, Sal grew his company to six […]

question Edwin Drake oil well answer world’s first oil well built in Titusville, Pennsylvania question capitalism answer free enterprise, minimal restrictions question protective tariff answer tax on imported goods making the price high enough to protect American goods from foreign competition question laissez faire answer businesses work under minimal government regulation question patent answer grant […]

question Entity-relationship model (E-R model) answer A logical representation of the data for an organization or for a business area, using entities for categories of data and relationships for associations between entities question Entity-relationship diagram(E-R diagram, ERD) answer graphical representation of an entity-relationship model question Entity types answer Strong(box), Weak(double square outline), Associative (rounded corners) […]