Planning is a process designed to achieve goals in dynamic, competitive environments. As a new manager, what is the first step you will undertake to develop a strategic plan of action for a congestive heart failure program?
a. Search the environment to determine changes that may affect the organization.
b. Appraise the organization's strengths and weaknesses.
c. Identify the major opportunities for and threats to the organization.
d. Identify and evaluate the various strategies available to the organization.

Many single parents report complex feelings, such as frustration, failure, and guilt. this often leads them to behave in a(n) toward their children.

Ayne adair, a california resident, fell from the third tier of seats at wrigley field while she was attending a jimmy buffett concert held there to raise money for the victims of hurricane katrina in september 2005. she experienced paralyzing injuries and has hospital bills of $100,000 and the bills from her stay at the rehabilitation center total $76,000 so far. jayne feels that the railing on the third tier was weak and collapsed when she leaned on it. she wants to bring suit against the chicago cubs, the managers of wrigley field, and jimmy buffett and his manager. the cubs have their business offices in chicago, wrigley field is managed by a chicago company, and jimmy buffett lives in margaritaville, off-shore from the united states. which court would have jurisdiction over jayne's case? that is, where does she need to file her suit?

Which of the following statements best describes the terms of the treaty of guadalupe-hidalgo? a the treaty ended the mexican-american war, resulting in the u.s. finally being able to finish building railroads in texas. b the treaty ended the mexican-american war, resulting in mexico and the u.s. going back to their pre-war conditions. c the treaty ended the mexican-american war, resulting in the u.s. facing a lot of international backlash for the war. d this treaty ended the mexican-american war, resulting in mexico ceding a large amount of land to the united states.