In a shoe manufacturing plant, all shoes undergo the same operations in the same sequence. The shoes flow from one workstation to the next. This is a(n) ____ layout.

According to the expectancy theory, rewarded behavior is likely to be repeated, whereas punished behavior is less likely to be repeated.

An Illinois-based firm crushes materials to make gravel, its only product. The gravel company has

If the Colgate-Palmolive Company were to develop a replacement chart, the chart would show

The Acme Toy Company introduced a new electric train, the Silver Bullet, in its Christmas catalog last year. Within four days of the catalog’s mailing date, Acme had received phone orders for its entire inventory of trains. Jeff Murrah, the sales manager responsible for the Silver Bullet, was delighted with the product’s success. However, his excitement was overshadowed by the ____ cost resulting from lost sales that his division would suffer.

Purina has a new product idea to create a cat food that will give cats more energy and allow them to live longer. Management appoints a team to convert this cat food idea into an actual product. This process is called

Job security, health insurance, and safe working conditions are all characteristics of which needs level?

When United Parcel Service (UPS) is looking for crews to fly its giant 747 cargo aircraft, it wants to hire the very best people to whom to entrust its extremely expensive equipment. Therefore, it looks for

Things were terrific at X Bank on Elm Street until an unfortunate incident occurred. Before the incident, the bank had installed hidden cameras, a fancy alarm system, and bars on entrance and exit doors. Nevertheless, the bank was burglarized last week. Although no employees were hurt, one of the bank’s most loyal and respected tellers said, “For the first time in five years, I feel a bit uneasy, fearful on the job.” The bank may find that for this employee and others, the ____ need must now be met.

Maslow’s theory explains how to motivate people with money.