One of our longstanding cross-functional teams is being led by ingrid. she is very knowledgeable and highly organized, so we would like to keep her in a leadership role. however, when there is disagreement on the team, she puts forward her ideas very emphatically and flatly rejects other team members’ contributions. everyone on the team needs to buy in to the final decision so they work hard to implement it. what guidance should i give ingrid? "

a. ingrid should learn to accommodate the other people on the team because she needs positive relationships with them over the long term.

b. ingrid should learn to avoid conflict because it is costly in terms of both time and wear and tear on relationships.

c. ingrid should learn to compromise and give other people on the team half of what they want.

d. ingrid should learn to collaborate, using a high degree of both her natural assertiveness and cooperation.

You wish to retire in 13 years, at which time you want to have accumulated enough money to receive an annual annuity of $23,000 for 18 years after retirement. during the period before retirement you can earn 9 percent annually, while after retirement you can earn 11 percent on your money. what annual contributions to the retirement fund will allow you to receive the $23,000 annuity? use appendix c and appendix d for an approximate answer, but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.

Which of the following is true about presentation methods for providing training? audiovisual techniques are most effective when they are used alone. mobile technologies include training methods such as on-the-job training, simulations, business games and case studies, behavior modeling, interactive video, and web-based training that require the trainee to be actively involved in learning. the typical users for teleconferencing include employees who are part of a workforce that spends most of its time traveling, visiting customers or various company locations and has limited time available to spend in traditional training activities. webcasting involves classroom instructions that are provided online through live broadcasts. classroom instruction is no longer a popular training method because of new technologies such as interactive video and computer-assisted instruction.

P8-4b dropping unfavorable division based on the following analysis of last year's operations of groves, inc., a financial vice president of the company believes that the firm's total net income could be increased by $160,000 if its design division were discontinued. (amounts are given in the thousands of dollars.) required provide answers for each of the following independent situations: a. assuming that total fixed costs and expenses would not be affected by discontinuing the design division, prepare an analysis showing why you agree or disagree with the vice president. b. assume that the discontinuance of the design division will enable the company to avoid 30% of the fixed portion of cost of services and 40% of the fixed operating expenses allocated to the design division. calculate the resulting effect on net income. c. assume that in addition to the cost avoidance in requirement (b), the capacity released by discontinuance of the design division can be used to provide 6,000 new services that would have a variable cost per service of $60 and would require additional fixed costs totaling $68,000. at what unit price must the new service be sold if groves is to increase its total net income by $180,000?