Category: Management

Question 261.5 ptsIn her work at Pearson Publishing. Vera Wang seeks out new authors who she considers promising. In the past two years she has found a number of new writers whose work she thought was exceptional, and immersed herself in the task of helping them shape their manuscripts for submission to her managers for publishing. Although she was extremely proud of the results, none of the authors she worked with were chosen for publication. Vera believes that the decision not to publish these authors was not based on the quality of their work but rather on internal politics. She is frustrated, does not enjoy coming to work, and is thinking of resigning. How can Vera’s job attitudes best be described?low jpb satisfaction and low job involvementfow job satisfaction and high job involvementhigh job satisfaction and low job involvementWigh job satisfaction and high job involvementlow organizational commitment

Aurora works as an accountant for a large firm. She has moderate asthma, and occasionally needs to use an inhaler at work. Six months ago, her company hired a new cleaning company that uses strong cleaning agents to shampoo the carpets, which has triggered more intense asthma symptoms. She has come to you, her attorney, and wants to know if she has a disability that is protected by the ADA. Which of the following is not a factor the EEOC or the courts would use to determine if Aurora is disabled?
A person is disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment, that is some disorder or condition that affects a bodily function like respiration.
The disorder must substantially limit a major life activity, like breathing.
Any disability must determined without regard to mitigating measures like medication and inhalers.
All of these are factors used to determine if an individual has a disability protected by the ADA.

Plaintiff applied for a job at Neiman Marcus’s Oak Brook, Illinois, store as an entry-level dress collections sales associate. Ohle was interviewed and was informed that she should expect an offer for the position, pending completion of a successful background check.
Neiman Marcus ran a background check through a third-party vendor. The third party informed Neiman Marcus that Ohle failed her credit check and, on that basis, did not investigate the remaining areas of inquiry.
The report indicated Ohle had several civil judgments against her and several accounts in collections.
On July 17, 2012, Ohle received a letter from the reporting agency informing her that she failed the credit check and, based on her credit report, she would not be hired.
Plaintiff filed this suit individually and on behalf of a class, alleging a claim for violation of the Employee Credit Privacy Act.
The legislative synopsis states that the Act

(Scenario) Sherwin-Williams created advertisements for paint that was lead-based in the early 1900s but stopped selling white lead paint for inside use in 1943. However, a California court argued that although lead paint wasn’t illegal until 1978, Sherwin-Williams and other paint makers knew about some of the dangers of this product yet continued marketing it to homeowners anyway. After nearly 20 years of litigation, a settlement of $305 million is to be paid by Sherwin-Williams, NL Industries, and ConAgra over a period of six years, but the companies were not required to admit any wrongdoing.
Which one is justified and why?
1. There should be a time limit or statute of limitations to protect businesses from decades-old advertising.
2. There should not be a time limit to protect businesses from previous business practices because companies should be held responsible, even after decades have passed.

Part 1 of Question #3: (2.5 pts)
You are charged with a task of constructing perceptual maps that compares 6 brands of frozen pizza (Brands A, B, C, D, E, and F). A survey was administered to more than 3000 respondents in the target market, collecting information on consumers’ perceptions of the 6 frozen pizzas on three product attributes: nutritional content, price, and easiness of cooking. The survey questions were asked using the following format.To what degree do the following characteristics describe brand A/B/C/D/E/F? (Attribute- insert one: nutritional content, high price, easy to cook):Perfectly describes1Not at all95 Without reviewing the final survey results, theoretically, how many 2-dimensional perceptual maps would you be able to construct based on the designed survey? What would the X-axis and Y-axis represent on each map?Your Answer:# of maps that can be constructed is: Map 1:X-axisY- axis:…

Business leaders need to work to ensure their organization is one with high morals, principles, conduct, and ethics so that employees feel comfortable and confident there. Employees who believe in your corporate principles and conduct and share your values are a huge asset to the organization. Employees and management alike can work together to create businesses that have high standards.The workplace should focus on their ethics and values so they can attract the right employees and consumers alike. The more willing a workplace is to create a mission that demonstrates their ethical values, the more likely the organization is to thrive and succeed. In fact, recent reports show businesses that have ethical workplace cultures outperform their competitors—but especially in stock price growth.Which of the following in not true about ethics:

➤ How do you set procurement KPIs and monitor supplier performance?
Choose KPIs tied to outcomes: cost savings, on-time delivery, quality defect rate, lead time, and inventory turns. Track them with a dashboard and monthly supplier reviews. Use scorecards to drive corrective actions and incentives. Regular monitoring keeps suppliers accountable and improves forecast accuracy and service levels.