To minimize the high cost of hiring and laying off employees in a service supply chain, the service provider can use some specific strategies to deal with periods of high demand. Which of the following strategies could the service provider adopt? a. Doing training or cross training of employees.
b. Using employee scheduling policies.
c. Using customers as "hidden employees".
d. Doing other jobs.
e. Using part-time employees.
f. Using technology.
g. Using cross-trained employees to help with tasks that are busy.
h. All of the above answer choices.
i. None of the above answer choices.

Nominal gross domestic producta. is a measure of the overall level of pricesb. measures the value of final goods and services produced within the borders of a given country during a given time period using current pricesc. measures the value of final goods and services produced within the borders of a given country during a given time period corrected for changing pricesd. only changes when the level of output changes

Compare the sources of consumer credit 1. consumers use a prearranged loan using special checks 2. consumers use cards with no interest and non -revolving balances 3. consumers pay off debt and credit is automatically renewed 4. consumers take out a loan with a repayment date and have a specific purpose a. travel and entertainment credit b. revolving check credit c. closed-end credit d. revolving credit

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?