The continuing development and improvement of computer information systems has made a powerful impression on Jaimie Hall, CEO of See-Saw City (SSC). The current computer system at SSC is seven years old, and while still highly useful and reliable, Jaimie is wondering if a new system would be more efficient and more useful. Jaimie recognized that some of her managers would prefer to keep the old system, while others have been requesting that the company update its information capability. Jaimie recognized that creativity is an essential ingredient in developing solutions to organizational problems. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a creative manager?
a. Conceptual fluency and open-mindedness
b. Originality
c. Focused approach
d. Commitment
e. All of these are characteristics.

Earlier studies were more slanted toward a. the upper class. c. caucasian males. b. teenagers in school. d. caucasian females. select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d

Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.

What is the purpose of figurative language? what jobs does it do?