Problem 1: What is flexible work team? How would the job descriptions of employees on flexible work teams differ from those in a mass production setting? 200 words or more
Problem 2: Analyze and explain the collective bargaining process and the steps available to settle disputes when the parties cannot agree on a solution. Does the mediator have formal authority to impose a solution in a labor dispute? If mediation fails what actions will typically follow? 200 words
Problem 3: Explain goal setting theory and why goal-setting increases motivation. 200 words
Problem 4: Explain the two work situation contingencies in the contingency theory of leadership and the importance of each in selecting a leadership approach. 200 words or more
Although I find a pair of running shoes at Wal Mart for 25% less than the cost of running shoes at a specialty sporting goods store, I buy the much more expensive shoes because I believe they will better meet my needs. This is an example of:
- relative value.
- absolute value.
- prototyping.
- reverse engineering.
- target pricing.
Wal Mart employs buying products as cheaply as possible so it can sell them as cheaply as possible as its marketing strategy. This is an example of:
- high market segmentation.
- lower tier marketing.
- product segment differentiation.
- appealing to the mass market based on product selection.
- appealing to the mass market based on price.