BrightStar Financial recently invested nearly $2 million to improve employee satisfaction. Management increased salaries by 12%, renovated office spaces, added ergonomic furniture, and expanded employee benefits. Since these changes, complaints about working conditions have nearly disappeared. However, employee productivity has remained stagnant. Supervisors report that employees rarely volunteer for new projects, show little enthusiasm for solving problems, and express frustration that promotions are uncommon. Many employees describe their work as repetitive and say they feel invisible despite their efforts.  Which motivation theory best explains why these improvements failed to significantly increase employee motivation?

A 2018 California law that established strict restrictions on the display of firearms for commercial purposes was found unconstitutional because the law did not actually reduce gun violence.

Only the federal government regulates false and deceptive advertising in the United States.

When reviewing a business’s advertising, a key part of the FTC’s analysis is what’s known as the “reasonable consumer.” What is the FTC looking at during that analysis:   

Which of the following is not an element of a successful claim for false or misleading advertising under the Lanham Act?

Which of the following advertising examples would a judge most likely find does not constitute an actual offer to a consumer:   

An opinion letter from the FTC is an example of a corrective measure taken by the agency. 

Part 2. Vocabulary  The words in the box are words that you studied in Units 1-3. Choose the best word to complete each sentence.   create increase challenge employ global promote consume specialist   The new car factory will [1] 6,500 jobs for the town. He first went to his family doctor, who then sent him to see a heart [2]. The tomato crop froze in last week’s cold weather, so prices will [3] next spring.  The state has had no rain in more than four months, and this is a big [4] for the local farmers.  There are some scientists who predict that we will soon [5] most of the Earth’s supply of petroleum.  The [6] company does its sales and marketing in New York, but all of its manufacturing is done in Asia.  Companies worldwide still [7] far more men than women in management positions.  In an effort to [8] healthy eating, the employee cafeteria will now sell fresh salads and fruit.

Part 3. Academic Vocabulary  Choose the best word to complete each sentence.  It was a / an ____________ for the company to make a profit during its first year, but sales doubled by its second year.

Replace the underlined word with a more precise synonym:  Demand for electric cars has increased enormously.