Parsons, inc., is a publicly owned company. the following information is excerpted from a recent balance sheet. dollar amounts (except for per-share amounts) are stated in thousands. stockholders' equity: convertible $17.20 preferred stock, $250 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; 345,000 shares issued and outstanding$86,250 common stock, par value $0.50; 25,000,000 shares authorized 6,819 additional paid-in capital 87,260 retained earnings 57,263 total stockholders' equity$237,592

Diener and wallbom (1976) found that when research participants were instructed to stop working on a problem after a bell sounded, 71 percent continued working when left alone. how many continued to work after the bell if they were made self-aware by working in front of a mirror?

Discuss how the resource-based view (rbv) of the firm combines the two perspectives of (1) an internal analysis of a firm and (2) an external analysis of its industry and its competitive environment. include comments on the different types of firm resources and how these resources can be used by a firm to build sustainable competitive advantages.

Which statement below best describes george waring's approach to solving the problems of water-borne illness? a. waring is going with his "gut," because he believes that instincts and emotions are the best guides for action. b. waring efficiently and thoroughly lays out the case for why the problems are too large and overwhelming to be solved: people should just move out of cities back to their farms. c. waring has gathered the testimonies of people who live in densely populated areas in order to learn how they themselves have solved their problems. d. waring exhibits the industrial age's increased respect for and reliance on science and the scientific method.