"I’ve read that setting ambitious goals is a great way to motivate employees, so I’ve done that—we have high standards for receiving and shipping, store cleanliness, customer service, sales, and community outreach. For the most part, the goals are working well. I measure the store’s performance using a balanced scorecard, and performance on all dimensions has increased significantly. However, my employee Chooli told me the other day she’s completely stressed out and is thinking about quitting. Chooli is a great asset to the business. How can I address her concerns?"

Is exploiting a distinctive competence or improving efficiency for competitive advantage. (a) cooptation (b) coalition (c) competitive intelligence (d) competitive aggression (e) smoothing

bradford, inc., expects to sell 9,000 ceramic vases for $21 each. direct materials costs are $3, direct manufacturing labor is $12, and manufacturing overhead is $3 per vase. the following inventory levels apply to 2019: beginning inventory ending inventory direct materials 3,000 units 3,000 units work-in-process inventory 0 units 0 units finished goods inventory 300 units 500 units what are the 2019 budgeted production costs for direct materials, direct manufacturing labor, and manufacturing overhead, respectively?

Asmall town wants to build some new recreational facilities. the proposed facilities include a swimming pool, recreation center, basketball court and baseball field. the town council wants to provide the facilities which will be used by the most people, but they face budget and land limitations. the town has $400,000 and 14 acres of land. the pool requires locker facilities which would be in the recreation center, so if the swimming pool is built the recreation center must also be built. also, the council has only enough flat land to build the basketball court or the baseball field. the daily usage and cost of the facilities (in $1,000) are shown below. which facilities should they build? facilityusagecost ($1,000)landswimming pool4001002recreation center5002003basketball court3001504baseball field2001005