(will mark brainliest/ 30 points)

1. why is the production department of a company important? (1-2 sentences. 2.0 points)

2. why is the finance department of a company important? (1-2 sentences. 2.0 points)

3. why is the marketing department of a company important? (1-2 sentences. 2.0 points)

4. why is the customer service department of a company important? (1-2 sentences. 2.0 points)

5. if you were forming a company, which department would you create first, and why? (2-4 sentences. 3.0 points)

6. think of a company you know of that has been successful. discuss the 3 factors of success that you think were the most important to this company, and explain why these factors were important. (choose a different company from the one you wrote about in assignment 1.) (3-6 sentences. 3.0 points)

7. describe the 3 factors of failure that you think can hurt a company the most, and explain why these factors are so bad for a company. (3-6 sentences. 3.0 points)

8. describe a real or made-up but possible example of a situation where an employee faces a conflict of interest. explain at least two things the company could do to make sure that employees aren't tempted into unethical behavior by conflicts of interest. (2-6 sentences. 3.0 points)