Which of the following does not characterize the nature of competition for u. s. companies in today's economy: a. emphasis on high quality good and services that respond quickly to changes in consumer tastesb. capitalize on narrowly defined, routine jobs as a way to hold down labor costs so they are comparable to low wage countriesc. need for greater levels of employee involvement that can capitalize on higher education levelsd. short-term, market-driven employment relationships where the employee is more closely tied to their job/occupation than to the company they work for

You own a nonunion company with 93 nonexempt employees. all of these employ- ees pack books into boxes for shipment to customers throughout the united states. because of wide differences in performance, you have decided to try performance appraisal, something never done before. until now, you have given every worker the same size increase. now you want to measure performance and reward the best performers with bigger increases. without any further information, which of the five types of appraisal formats do you think would be most appropriate? justify your answer. do you anticipate any complaints, or other comments, from employees after you implement your new system?

Which of the following results in an increase in the standard of living? a. an increase in unemployment pushes down the cost of production. b. wages go up to correct for the inflation of prices. c. income increases, enabling consumers to buy more goods and services. d. rising production costs drive up the price of goods and services.

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