Janet Oliver, owner of a mid-priced dress shop notes, "My pricing objectives are simple: I just charge what my competitors charge. I’m happy because I’m making money." 1. What type of pricing strategy does Janet employ? 2. Do you think this pricing strategy is a good idea? Why? Will it make her money?

Andy owns islander surfboard inc. in the past, andy has always given his employees bonuses during the holidays if they reached certain sales goals. this year, even though the company is thriving, he decided to cut bonuses from employees and award them to himself instead. what ethical theory of leadership is andy following?

The new york times (nov. 30, 1993) reported that “the inability of opec to agree last week to cut production has sent the oil market into turmoil . . [leading to] the lowest price for domestic crude oil since june 1990.” why were the members of opec trying to agree to cut production? so they could save more oil for future consumption so they could lower the price so they could raise the price why do you suppose opec was unable to agree on cutting production? because each country has a different production capacity because each country experiences different production costs because each country has an incentive to cheat on any agreement the newspaper also noted opec’s view “that producing nations outside the organization, like norway and britain, should do their share and cut production.” what does the phrase “do their share” suggest about opec’s desired relationship with norway and britain? opec would like norway and britain to keep their production levels high. opec would like norway and britain to act competitively. opec would like norway and britain to join the cartel.

One of carl's department employees was severely injured on the job. carl has called in psychological counselors to talk to the other employees and scheduled a series of safety trainings for the department to be completed by the end of the week. he has also asked the hr personnel to talk to the department about the disability insurance that the company offers and make sure that his employees know what is available. carl is using to cope with the stress caused by his employee's injury.