Pick a vision statement from the list of Vision Statements of Fortune 500 Companies (page 178). Then choose two different characteristics from Table 6.3 (page 175). Assess the vision statement in relation to the two characteristics. What are your conclusions about the vision statement? Does it have the "wow" factor? Why?

Each month, business today publishes a news piece about an innovative product, service, or business. such soft news is generally written by a freelance business writer and is known as a

Arnold rossiter is a 40-year-old employee of the barrington company who will retire at age 60 and expects to live to age 75. the firm has promised a retirement income of $20,000 at the end of each year following retirement until death. the firm's pension fund is expected to earn 7 percent annually on its assets and the firm uses 7% to discount pension benefits. what is barrington's annual pension contribution to the nearest dollar for mr. rossiter? (assume certainty and end-of-year cash flows.)

During which of the following phases of the business cycle does the real gdp fall? a. trough b. expansion c. contraction d. peak