You are the vice president of a computer sales company. you could save significant money by firing one of two employees who service the northwest region: gary and brenda. gary is a long-time employee with an excellent sales record and a forceful demeanor. however, you and gary have conflicted in the past when you rejected his request for a significant raise. brenda has been struggling with her sales quotas lately, but is very popular amongst her co-workers. she has also been a quiet confident for key sales decisions. evaluate whether you should layoff brenda, gary, or neither employee, and give the reasons for your decision.

Matt and his roommate gamal argue repeatedly about wearing shoes in the house versus taking them off at the door. eventually, both are fed up with constantly arguing. they decide to sit down and talk, and not get up until they come to a resolution. this is an example of which decision-making strategy

You are an employee of an u.s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u.s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u.s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

When selecting a savings account, you should look at the following factors except annual percentage yield (apy) fees minimum balance interest thresholds taxes paid on the interest variable interest rates