Taylor is the new COO of a large hotel chain. After assessing the hotel chain’s operations, she drew up a proposal of needed changes for management, including how those changes would affect the hotel and its employees, new job responsibilities, new performance measures, and the training that would be required. Taylor is using her ___ to help the hotel’s management have a better understanding of the impact the changes.

A volleyball coach must identify which players are best-suited for each position on the team and how the assembly of the larger unit will allow for the plays or strategies to be successfully executed. Placing just one player into a position in which he or she is not best-suited or does not understand the responsibility attached, may have adverse effects on the entire team’s ability to complete a play or strategy. The volleyball coach is performing the management function of ___.

As a manager, Melanie tends adopt a more directive approach toward he staff. Her team members often describe her as a micromanager who utilizes a more command-and-control approach. Which of the following appears most consistent with Melanie’s management approach?

Food Chow, a grocery retail business, stopped the use of plastic bags and encouraged the use of reusable bags. This indicates that the firm is practicing ___.

Henry takes time to examine problems and breaks them down into segments to see where the actual problems lie and how they can be solved. He divides the problems into smaller components and then addresses them in a logical and integrated fashion. Henry’s approach to problem solving is an example of ___.

While it is not considered acceptable for a minor serve spirits in Canada, this same practice is not necessarily followed in all parts of the world. Such inconsistency regarding what constitutes acceptable practice can be best understood through which guiding principle?

Matata, a Japanese firm that manufactures automobile parts, was running at a loss in its offshore outlet in Mexico due to the governmental and civil disruptions in the country. Thus, it withdrew its business outlets from Mexico. At this opportunity, another Japanese firm, Lui Corporation, entered into business in Mexico. With this decision, Lui Corporation has made itself liable to ___.

EZ_Street Vendors consistently demonstrates minimal commitment toward CSR, though is willing to do commit exactly as economic and legal requirements demand. It would appear that the firm is adopting a(n) ____________ approach to CSR.

Colin and Becky started a garbage disposal and recycling program called “No More Trash” in their city, which has seen enormous growth in the last few years. The public waste management system has proved to be a failure as the authorities are overwhelmed by the influx of people from all parts of the country. Which of the following kinds of entrepreneurship is “No More Trash” an example of?

Margaret is a manager who assumes that her workers are willing to perform well, like responsibility, and are self-directed. She encourages them to be more involved in their jobs and grants them reasonable freedom. Margaret’s direct reports are most likely to