| 1. Why would an informative speech on a difficult‚ highly technical subject usually be inappropriate for an after-dinner audience? Because people who have eaten a big meal just wants to sit back‚ relax‚ and enjoy a talk. They don’t want to work hard mentally; they don’t want to be given anything negative and gloomy. 2. In what situation is self-deprecating humor inadvisable? When you are trying to stablish your expertise or authority. 3. List four guidelines for the speech
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Review questions – Exam 2 Management Strategy & Policy Chapter 6 1. Managerial Actions and initiatives taken in the strategy execution proce1 – p. ..117-118ss * Human capital: intangible assets such as skills‚ knowledge‚ and value required by the strategy. * Staffing the organization with people having the right skills and expertise * Information capital: intangible assets such as systems‚ database‚ and network that support the strategy. * Installing information and
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An Economic Review of the Patent System Fritz Machlup Patent‚ the adjective‚ means "open‚" and patent‚ the noun‚ is the customary abbreviation of "open letter." The official name is "letters patent‚" a literal translation of the Latin "litterae patentes." Letters patent are official documents by which certain rights‚ privileges‚ ranks‚ or titles are conferred. Among the better known of such "open letters" are patents of appointment (of officers‚ military‚ judicial‚ colonial)‚ patents of nobility
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Chapter 25 Production and Growth This chapter examines factors that contribute to long run economic growth. As you read the chapter‚ Compare US economic growth and living standards with other countries. -The growth rate was not the highest‚ however the United states did actually have one of the highest standards of living compared to other countries. Outline major factors that lead to growth (include definitions‚ description or example) and for each‚ list government policies that may encourage
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1) The most basic circuitry-level computer language‚ which consists of on and off switches‚ is B – Machine Language 2) Languages that let you use a vocabulary of descriptive terms like read‚ write‚ or add are known as _______________ languages. A – High Level 3) The rules of a programming language constitute its D – Syntax 4) A _______________ translates high-level language statements into machine code. C – Compiler 5) Named computer memory locations are called _______________. B – Variables
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Review of US Healthcare Systems American Sentinel University Review of US Healthcare Systems The history of the Healthcare system in the United States is impressive‚ from healthcare being mostly physicians making house calls using horse and buggy and with payments made to the physician in the form of cash or bartering. Through the Great Depression Era‚ when employment became scarce‚ and families struggled to survive day to day living‚ advancements in medicine continued‚ the shift from home
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Exam Name___________________________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) The conducting passageways of the respiratory system include all of the following structures EXCEPT: B) alveoli 2) Hypoventilation dramatically increases carbonic acid concentration and involves: 2) _______ A) irregular breathing B) extremely fast breathing C) extremely deep breathing D) extremely slow breathing E)
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CASE: Comprehension 2) Retail consumer e-commerce is still growing at double-digit rates. Answer: FALSE Diff: 3Page Ref: 305 AACSB: Reflective Thinking CASE: Comprehension 3) The Internet shrinks information asymmetry. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2Page Ref: 310 AACSB: Reflective Thinking CASE: Comprehension 4) Information asymmetry exists when one party in a transaction has more information for the transaction than the other party. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1Page Ref: 310 AACSB:
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The Toyota Production System (TPS) operating management style has become the gold standard in the automotive industry‚ and even though their strategy has been attempted to be duplicated‚ it has yet to be replicated. The main reason behind the failures of TPS imitators is that they fall short in developing a management strategy to align the goals and objectives of all the functional groups within the enterprise. These imitators get too caught up in cost-reduction strategic decisions rather than strategies
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------------------------------------------------- Chapter 14 Review Questions and Exercise 14-R1 How does the project audit differ from the performance measurement control system discussed in Chapter 13? While project audits use performance measures and forecast data‚ they are generally more inclusive than the performance measurement control system discussed in Chapter 13. Project audits include a review of why the project was selected‚ a reassessment of the project’s role in the organization’s
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