In the late 1980’s Mobil Oil company bought the department store chain Montgomery Ward.  A few years later the board of directors and top executives of Mobil realized they made a mistake and sold off the department store chain for a huge loss.  This is an example of a company engaging in restructuring.

At which stage of the industry life cycle do many new companies enter the industry and relative competition between firms is fairly low? 

Why is it important for managers to know what stage the industry life-cycle is in? 

Apple designs the iPhone, procures the raw materials to make the product, takes part in the distribution to retail establishments, and end-consumer marketing.  The production, packaging, and shipping to the U.S. is done by various third parties.  This is an example of tapered integration.

A large technology company purchased a small company because they had a really cool app that was very popular with the larger company’s customers and that company wanted the app.  This is an example of a merger. 

You are treating a patient with a compression fracture of the spine. Choose which exercises would be appropriate for this patient. A.  B.  C. D. E. F.  

Following a total hip arthroplasty, the most common complication when using a noncemented femoral stem component is which of the following?

You are teaching a patient the “drawing-in maneuver” during the protection phase of spinal impairments. Which of these muscles are the least involved in this technique?

Match the phase of protection with the correct description.

An LPTA is treating a patient in the maximum protection phase following a hip fracture. Which of the following exercises would be appropriate?