CHAPTER 7 FLEXIBLE BUDGETS‚ DIRECT-COST VARIANCES‚ AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL 7-1 Management by exception is the practice of concentrating on areas not operating as expected and giving less attention to areas operating as expected. Variance analysis helps managers identify areas not operating as expected. The larger the variance‚ the more likely an area is not operating as expected. 2. Two sources of information about budgeted amounts are (a) past amounts and (b) detailed engineering studies
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Victoria Phillips Organizational Leadership Chapter 7 QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW 1. What are the three key elements of motivation? The three key elements of motivation are intensity‚ direction and persistence. Intensity refers to the amount of effort a person exerts or how hard they try. Direction refers to how the intensity is channeled to benefit the organization. Persistence measures how long a person can maintain effort. 2. What are some early theories of motivation? How applicable are
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4.2: Niches and Community Interactions Article I. The Niche: What is a niche? Section I.1 Tolerance (a) Tolerance: the ability to survive and reproduce under a range of environmental circumstances (b) Habitat: the general place where an organism lives Section I.2 Defining the Niche (a) Niche: describes not only what an organisms does‚ but also how it interacts with biotic and abiotic factors in the environment (b) A niche is the range of physical and biological conditions in which a specie
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In Chapter 7 : The Hellenistic Era I learned about two Philosopher’s who were around during the Hellenistic Era ‚the period from the death of Alexander in 323 BCE to the end of the Roman Republic 31 BCE in which Epicureanism‚ Stoicism and Skepticism flourished. The first philosopher I read about was Epicurus‚ who is considered to be the founder of Epicureanism which is the hedonistic theory that life’s highest aim is happiness that is attained through moderate pleasures and the avoidance of mental
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The book "A history of women in America" overall I thought was a okay book. I like that the book told about women’s struggle and the situations they endured. Through those struggles they gave us a voice and major goals were accomplished. The women who spoke out and gave all women equal rights really made me feel and have a great pride in being a woman myself with the rights they fought for in present day America. The most interesting information I read in this book was how women basically did
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Chapter 6: Issues and Crisis Management A. The Relationship between Issues Management & Crisis Management • Commonalities: focus on improving stakeholder management & enabling the firm to be more ethically responsive to stakeholder’s expectations and their ultimate objective must be to have an increase in the firm’s responsiveness to stakeholders • Through well conducted issues management initiatives‚ some crises may be avoided B. Issues Management – a process by which firms identify issues in
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Chapter 7 Quiz Review 1) Appropriate music choices for general practice medical offices are a) Country and gospel b) Classical‚ light jazz‚ and soft rock c) Folk and heavy jazz d) Heavy metal e) Heavy rock and rap 2) What kind of impression do cool colors create in the reception area a) Active b) Volatile c) Discordant d) Energetic e) Harmonious 3) A lively atmosphere is produced by what type of colors a) Dim b) Primary c) Muted d) Dark e) soft 4) When arranging a reception area to accommodate elderly
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Chapter 5 apush outline I. Conquest by the cradle 1. Population growth: in 1700 contained fewer than 300‚000 people (20‚000 of them were black) by 1775 2.5 million people inhabited the 13 colonies (Half 1 million were black) 2. Political consequences: in 1700 there were 20 English subjects for each American colonists. By 1775 the English advantage and numbers had fallen to 3:1. This set a shift in balance of power between the colonies and Britain. 3. Cities: East of the Alleghenies was where the
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* Primary Source- a document or artifact that was produced at the moment that an even happened (ex. Newspaper‚ note‚ etc.) * Secondary Source- a book or article that was produced after the event (ex. Textbooks‚ etc.) * 5 Step Process To Analyzing A Source: * read the source for basic info (5 w’s) * put the source into context (ask what do you know) * do a close reading (take notes) * corroborate/compare w. another source * analyze & write a story about
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Chapter 7: THE LIVES AND WORKS OF MASTERS IN VISUAL ARTS Reporter: Francis B. Corral BSECE II * Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) - an Italian master of the arts of painting‚ sculpture‚ and architecture‚ a draftsman‚ an accomplished engineer‚ and a pioneer investigator‚ in the natural sciences. Life and works in painting * Born in 1452 in Vinci‚ Republic of Florence (now in Italy)‚ Leonardo spent his youth in Tuscany and in 1469‚ went to Florence with
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