Suppose there is a policy debate over whether the United States should impose trade restrictions on imported steel rods: The president of the United States explains that it is necessary to impose trade restrictions, such as a tariff, on the steel-rod industry to protect workers in the domestic steel-rod industry. The president claims that without trade protection, there will be layoffs, causing many U. S. workers in the steel-rod industry to be unemployed. Which of the following justifications is the president using to argue for the trade restriction on steel rods?

Infant-industry argument
National-security argument
Saving-domestic-jobs argument
Unfair-competition argument
Using-protection-as-a-bargaining-ch ip argument

Suppose you have just been hired as the chief diversity officer of a large company. previous mentoring programs at this company have not been successful. after inquiring about previous efforts, you discover that most mentor pairs met just a few times, but very few lasting or meaningful mentoring relationships were created. there were also a significant number of employees that did not even attempt to seek out a mentor relationship. which of the following may be a reason why prior mentoring programs at your company failed? check all that apply. a) minorities and women are much less likely to develop mentoring relationships than white malesb) mentoring is not an effective way for organizations to develop female and minority employeesc) due to specific laws governing appropriate workplace behavior, senior-level male executives were reluctant to cultivate mentoring relationships with female employees, fearing negative repercussionsd) fear of creating a future competitor within the company, senior-level female executives were hesitant to mentor other female employees

Grace period is a period of time before the credit card company starts charging late fees. truefalse

Last week paul, ceo of quality furniture in south carolina, traveled to europe to visit customers. while overseas, paul checked his e-mail daily and showed his company's website to customers, explaining how the website will them place orders and receive merchandise more quickly. after visiting the last customer friday morning, paul was able to return to the corporate office in south carolina to meet with his board of directors that night. is the "shrinking" of time and space with air travel and electronic media.