Studies by Edwards and Meyer show that employers and teachers value different personality traits. In particular employers put a high value on creativity and independence. True False

As an organizational asset, human capital is easier to measure than financial capital.  True or false

Advancing women's equality could increase global economic growth by $12 Trillion by 2025, according to the MckinseyInstitute (Woetzel et al., 2015). However, most leadership and managerial positions are still occupied by men. Discuss some possible reasons for this and suggest some strategies to promote change.

Maria is an industrial engineer at a Nissan plant. Using the interdependence principle, explain why and how she should change production plans if one of her engine suppliers cuts the price they charge Nissan by 50%. What about if workers unionize and demand a 12% across-the-board pay raise?

What are ways that change can be managed to reduce the level of anxiety experienced by organizational participants? are there times when uncertainty and anxiety about change might be a good thing ?

Boeing created, and recently expanded, an airplane manufacturing center in Charleston, South Carolina. One of the factors that likely influenced this location decision is that South Carolina is a "right to work" state. This represents a) a place factor related to labor. b) a transportation factor related to the market. c) higher wages for Boeing workers in South Carolina relative to Washington. d) a place factor related to the political environment.

Production for which P = CPT enables the competitive producer to maximize profits or minimize losses. True or false

Gerhart & Newman (2020) discuss how compensation (pay) may be a measure of justice, i.e., gender, race, culture, etc. They further state that stockholders are interested in executive pay. Why does it matter, and how is it fixed? How risky are these decisions to employee retention?

A clinic uses doctors and nurses to serve the maximum number of patients given a limited annual payroll. The clinic currently has 10 doctors and 30 nurses. The last doctor hired can serve 300 additional patients, while the last nurse hired can serve 200 additional patients. If doctors make $180, 000 a year and nurses make $60,000 a year, the clinic Multiple Choice is making the correct hiring decision because doctors are more productive than nurses. is making the correct hiring decision because doctors are paid more than nurses. could serve more patients with the same payroll by hiring more doctors and fewer nurses. could serve more patients with the same payroll by hiring more nurses and fewer doctors.

Explain the meaning of an attractive compensation package.