QUESTION What is the concept of the long tail? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Instead of selling millions of units of a single product, some companies succeed by selling a few units of millions of products. Movie and music download sites are examples.
QUESTION That’s Brilliant sells $1 light bulbs for home use. Last year, the company produced 10 million bulbs and sold 8.5 million bulbs. The number of light bulbs offered by That’s Brilliant is the ________. a. supply b. demand c. surplus d. shortage ANSWER a
QUESTION An effective division of labor A) reduces conflict between employees from different units or divisions. B) allocates the majority of workers to the company’s headquarters. C) helps an organization avoid human-resources-related lawsuits. D) maximizes an organization’s productivity. ANSWER D
QUESTION An organization chart A) depicts the relationships between departments or employees in an enterprise. B) shows the competitive strategy that the organization’s management has defined. C) lays out the pay scales and actual salaries everyone in the company is earning. D) indicates the physical arrangement of the company’s office buildings and plants. ANSWER […]
QUESTION Leaders do all of the following EXCEPT ________. a. possess an entrepreneurial mindset b. look for new and better ways to get things accomplished c. have no vision d. innovate in order to effect change ANSWER c
QUESTION What are the disadvantages to using friends, family, and credit cards for short-term financing? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Relationships with friends and family could be damaged if the borrower cannot pay back the debt or if the lenders do not like how the business is being operated. Credit cards usually […]
QUESTION What term describes the situation in which good and services are limited? a. surplus b. shortage c. scarcity d. scale ANSWER c
QUESTION Emotional intelligence is about all of the following EXCEPT ________. a. ignoring disagreements b. being persuasive c. understanding others d. getting people to focus positively on their work ANSWER a
QUESTION An organization’s structure is the A) arrangement of physical facilities including office buildings and manufacturing plants. B) formal configuration of people, which determines the allocation of duties, responsibilities, and authority. C) network of information technology platforms installed throughout the organization. D) wiring, plumbing, lighting, and other utility systems running throughout the organization’s facilities. […]
QUESTION Lynn, with a new degree in culinary arts, planned to start a catering business. Her mother, a chef in a French restaurant, offered to lend her $50,000 in return for a 30% share in the business and partial ownership. In this case, her mother is a venture capitalist. Indicate whether the statement is true […]