Communication Media Richness A large portion of a manager's day involves communication. With many mediums to choose from for the many situations they face, managers must be skilled at choosing the appropriate one to match the conditions they are facing. This activity is important because managers should be able to understand the richness of various communication media and choose the medium appropriate for a given situation. Zach is constantly taking calls on his smartphone.
Larissa likes to send a hand-written thank you note when she receives a corporate gift.
Fran is a confident and assertive person. When she has something to say, she prefers to say it in person.
Raja sends an annual newsletter to his family and friends each holiday season to tell them what he and his spouse and kids have been up to all year.
Blu is tech savvy and likes to work efficiently. Instead of trying to get everyone in the office together for meetings, he prefers to set up video conferences.

Peninsula products has just applied for a loan at your bank. when reviewing peninsula's books for the year that just ended, you notice that the firm uses the fair value option for its bonds payable. you also see that the firm recorded a $55,000 debit in its bonds payable account and a $55,000 credit in its unrealized holding gain or loss"income account. over that same period, interest rates decreased by about 0.5 percent. how should this information affect the bank's decision as to whether to grant peninsula a loan? a : the bank should strongly consider giving a loan to peninsula because the changes in firm's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts suggest that peninsula has seen an increase in its credit rating over the past year. b : the bank should put little emphasis on the changes in peninsula's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts because these changes are likely the result of the rise in interest rates. c : the bank should hesitate before giving a loan to peninsula because the changes in firm's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts suggest that peninsula has seen a decline in its credit rating over the past year. d : the bank should put little emphasis on the changes in peninsula's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts because these changes are likely unrelated to either interest rates or the firm's credit rating.

Which stage of group development involves members introducing themselves to each other?

Problem page a medical equipment industry manufactures x-ray machines. the unit cost c (the cost in dollars to make each x-ray machine) depends on the number of machines made. if x machines are made, then the unit cost is given by the function =cx+−0.3x2126x31,935 . how many machines must be made to minimize the unit cost?