Drag each scenario to the correct strategy for delivering a negative message. a company wants to inform a
long-term vendor that its
services are failing to
meet quality standards
a condominium manager is
sending the sixth reminder
to a resident to pay her dues
a hospital must inform its staff that
it is closing
a web security firm has to alert a
client about a security breach
an airline has to downgrade a
passenger's booking from first
class at short notice
a dairy company must notify
customers about a 1 percent
price increase
Direct Strategy
Indirect Strategy

Goals that are overly ambitious can discourage employees and decrease motivation, yet the idea of stretch goals is proposed as a way to get people fired up and motivated. as a manager, how might you decide where to draw the line between a “good” stretch goal and a “bad” one that is unrealistic?

While studying for the engineering economy final exam, you and two friends find yourselves craving a fresh pizza. you can't spare the time to pick up the pizza and must have it delivered. "pick-up-sticks" offers a 1-1/4-inch-thick (including toppings), 20-inch square pizza with your choice of two toppings for $15 plus 5% sales tax and a $1.50 delivery charge (no sales tax on delivery charge). "fred's" offers the round, deep-dish sasquatch, which is 20 inches in diameter. it is 1-3/4 inches thick, includes two toppings, and costs $17.25 plus 5% sales tax and free delivery. 1. what is the problem in this situation? state it in an explicit and precise manner. 2. systematically apply the seven principles of engineering economy (pp. 3-6) to the problem you have defined in part (a). 3. assuming that your common unit of measure is dollars (i.e., cost), what is the better value for getting a pizza based on the criterion of minimizing cost per unit of volume? 4. what other criteria might be used to select which pizza to purchase?

Renaldo scanlon is a financial consultant. he earns $30 per hour and works 32.5 hours a week. what is his straight-time pay?