Personality conflicts are a potential minefield for managers, especially considering personality traits by definition are stable and resistant to change, which can cause conflict to persist over time. traditionally, managers dealt with personality conflicts by either ignoring them or transferring one of the parties. besides being less than perfect solutions, such practices are also increasingly a source of legal liability in the united states. because of the potentially serious implications of personality conflicts, this activity asks you to identify and apply various means for dealing with personality conflicts at work from different perspectives—the one having conflict, the one observing the conflict, and one managing people who are in conflict.

What is the most important factor that affects the value of a company? a) cash flow b) earnings c) supply and demand d) number of employees

What is the difference between the contractual interest rate and the market interest rate?

In each of the cases below, assume division x has a product that can be sold either to outside customers or to division y of the same company for use in its production process. the managers of the divisions are evaluated based on their divisional profits. case a b division x: capacity in units 200,000 200,000 number of units being sold to outside customers 200,000 160,000 selling price per unit to outside customers $ 90 $ 75 variable costs per unit $ 70 $ 60 fixed costs per unit (based on capacity) $ 13 $ 8 division y: number of units needed for production 40,000 40,000 purchase price per unit now being paid to an outside supplier $ 86 $ 74 required: 1. refer to the data in case a above. assume in this case that $3 per unit in variable selling costs can be avoided on intracompany sales. a. what is the lowest acceptable transfer price from the perspective of the selling division? b. what is the highest acceptable transfer price from the perspective of the buying division? c. what is the range of acceptable transfer prices (if any) between the two divisions? if the managers are free to negotiate and make decisions on their own, will a transfer probably take place?