cost advantages entrants have to pay higher prices for inputs‚ this may be due to economies of scale or due to existing firms owning or controlling the supply of scarce resources. Scale economy barriers exist when declining LRAC for the product in question makes it difficult for smaller firm to enter the market. Perfectly competitive markets are said to have 0‚ or low‚ barriers to entry compared to monopoly industries which have very high barriers. It is possible for monopolies to own patents and
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Example Questions Essentials of Organizational Behavior. 1 Ch.1 The underlying principle of scientific management was to: A) structure organizations for the efficient management of people. B) apply statistical analysis to the design of jobs C) get people to do more work in less time. D) eliminate the need for first-line supervisors C 2 Ch.1 The human relations movement A. emphasized the importance of employee training and development. B. encouraged employee participation in organizational decision
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Exam Name: Exam Type: Exam Code: Pro: Designing and Developing ASP.NET Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Microsoft 70-564(CSharp) Total Questions: 88 Question: 1 You are an application developer and you have about two years experience in developing ASP.NET-based applications by using Microsoft ASP.NET. Now you are employed in a company named Wiikigo. According to the company requirement‚ you are using the .NET Framework 3.5 to create an ASP.NET application. In Active Directory
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evolution The phenomenon that populations of organisms change over the course of many generations. As a result‚ some organisms become more successful at survival and reproduction natural selection The process that eliminates those individuals that are less likely to survive and reproduce in a particular environment‚ while allowing other individuals with traits that confer greater reproductive success to increase in numbers. Directional selection is when natural selection favors a specific
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Describe the key features of the Stresemann foreign policy in the years 1923-1929 (6 marks). In 1924 Stresemann and Charles G. Dawes created the Dawes Plan. The Dawes Plan reduced annual reparation payments to an affordable amount. It was also agreed that American Banks would invest in German industry. This also improved the trust the allies had in Germany‚ as they were reassured that they would get their reparation payments. In 1925 Stresemann signed the Locarno Pact. This was a treaty between
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Assessment https://mycourses.mdc.edu/Section/Assessment/Delivery/AssessmentAll... 1. Unions usually support: A) conduct-based pay. B) achievement-based pay. C) performance-based pay. D) seniority-based pay. E) merit-based pay. 2. The National Labor Relations Act is also known as the: A) Landrum-Griffin Act. B) Walsh-Healey Act. C) Taft-Hartley Act. D) Davis-Bacon Act. E) Wagner Act. 3. What can supervisors do to stay union-free? A) They can report any direct or indirect signs of union activity
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1. When comparing the composition of world trade in the early 20th century to the early 21st century‚ we find major compositional changes. These include a relative decline in trade in agricultural and primary-products (including raw materials). How would you explain this in terms of broad historical developments during this period? The typical composition of world production during this period experienced major changes. Focusing on today’s major industrial countries the industrial-employment composition
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Daydreams A day dream is defined as ‘a series of pleasant thoughts that distract one’s attention from the present’. In my opinion‚ a daydream is not a frivolous activity practiced only by a doe eyed schoolgirl during an unendurable French lesson. A daydream acts as a subconscious portal which allows one to escape from ones everyday life of stress and negative circumstances. One could almost say it is chewing gum for the mind. Of course‚ some differ in that view. A critically acclaimed author
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June 2013 Most people have several dreams each night‚ and a small number of these dreams come true a week or so later. Former American president‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ is believed to have dreamt of his assassination‚ two weeks before it happened. Some people interpret dreams coming true as evidence for the paranormal. However‚ others assume that probability or coincidence can explain this anomalous experience. Explain why some people see dreams which later come true as evidence for the paranormal‚
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Chontella Comprehensive Exam Jan‚ 2011 Research Methods Describe questionnaires‚ interviews‚ observational methods and case studies. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each? a. Compare and contrast qualitative research and quantitative research. b. What are the goals‚ advantages‚ and disadvantages of descriptive‚ correlational‚ and experimental designs? A questionnaire is a technique that used for collecting data in a survey. It is a series of questions to which the respondent
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