5. skill builder
use the skills introduced on pp. 222-22
how you would respond to the followi
in a meeting. identify which skill you are using:

a. “there's no way people will work sundays without being paid double overtime.”
b. “no consultant is going to tell me how
better manager! ”
c. “i don't think this brainstorming is worth th
most of the ideas we come up with are crazy.”
d. “talking about interest rates reminds a time in the 1980s when this story about president carter was going ”
e. "sorry, but i don't have any ideas about how
cut costs."

An electronics store is running a promotion where for every video game purchased, the customer receives a coupon upon checkout to purchase a second game at a 50% discount. the coupons expire in one year. the store normally recognized a gross profit margin of 40% of the selling price on video games. how would the store account for a purchase using the discount coupon?

Now, use your previously-computed value as an approximation for sigma, and compute how many ears of the experimental corn the researcher needs in the study. don't forget, the margin of error and confidence level have already been given to you in a previous problem.

Burnley and co., a graphic design firm, has offices in new york, texas, california, new mexico, and new jersey. each of these offices is headed by a president who reports directly to emma burnley, the ceo. the heads of the centralized hr, finance, and marketing teams report to emma burnley as well. managers in the various offices also report to the ceo directly. based on this information, which of the following statements is most likely to be true? a) emma burnley has a wide span of control. b) burnley and co. has a tall hierarchical structure. c) emma burnley is underworked. d) burnley and co. is a mechanistic organization.