James, Kinkaid, the owner of the Kinkaid Company was convinced by Douglas Shaw, one of his employees, that a fellow worker, Dick Miller, had been stealing money from the company. During a break in the company's conference room, Kinkaid fired Miller in front of other workers, accused him of stealing from the company, searched through his briefcase over his objections, and finally forcibly escorted him to his office to await the arrival of the police, which he had his assistant summon. Miller was indicted for embezzlement but subsequently was acquitted upon establishing his innocence. What rights, if any, does Miller have against Kinkaid? Please discuss.
2. Sandra Davis was a worker in a New York hotel owned by the Royal Crown International Hotel Co. One day, Henry Lambert, the manager of the hotel support team, gathered all the workers and told them that a great deal of theft had taken place within the hotel. He warned the assembled workers that unless someone confessed or revealed the name of the responsible person, he would start to fire all the workers according to seniority. When no one volunteered the information he was seeking, Lambert fired Sandra Davis, a single parent of three small children. Ms Davis became very upset, began to cry, sustained emotional distress, mental anguish, and loss of wages and earnings.
Ms. Davis sued the Royal Crown International Hotel Co and Henry Lambert alleging that the defendants acted recklessly and outrageously, intending to cause emotional distress and anguish. The defendants argued that damages for emotional distress are not recoverable unless physical injury occurs as a result of the distress. Will Davis be successful on her complaint? Please explain.
3. Fred Banyon, the owner of a rural property, has a place on his land where he piles trash. The pile has been there for three months. Carl, a neighbor of the adjoining property, without Fred's consent or knowledge, threw his trash onto the trash pile. Fred discovered what Carl had done and sued. What tort, if any, has Carl committed? Please explain.
James, Kinkaid, the owner of the Kinkaid Company was convinced by Douglas Shaw, one of his employees, that a fellow worker, Dick Miller, had been stealing money from the company. During a break in the company's conference room, Kinkaid fired Miller in front of other workers, accused him of stealing from the company, searched through his brief case over his objections, and finally forcibly escorted him to his office to await the arrival of the police, which he had his assistant summon. Miller was indicted for embezzlement but subsequently was acquitted upon establishing his innocence. What rights, if any, does Miller have against Kinkaid? Please discuss.
2. Sandra Davis was a worker in a New York hotel owned by the Royal Crown International Hotel Co. One day, Henry Lambert, the manager of the hotel support team, gathered all the workers and told them that a great deal of theft had taken place within the hotel. He warned the assembled workers that unless someone confessed or revealed the name of the responsible person, he would start to fire all the workers according to seniority. When no one volunteered the information he was seeking, Lambert fired Sandra Davis, a single parent of three small children. Ms Davis became very upset, began to cry, sustained emotional distress, mental anguish, and loss of wages and earnings.
Ms. Davis sued the Royal Crown International Hotel Co and Henry Lambert alleging that the defendants acted recklessly and outrageously, intending to cause emotional distress and anguish. The defendants argued that damages for emotional distress are not recoverable unless physical injury occurs as a result of the distress. Will Davis be successful on her complaint? Please explain.
3. Fred Banyon, the owner of a rural property, has a place on his land where he piles trash. The pile has been there for three months. Carl, a neighbor of the adjoining property, without Fred's consent or knowledge, threw his trash onto the trash pile. Fred discovered what Carl had done and sued. What tort, if any, has Carl committed? Please explain.
In: Psychology
A Meritorious Plan?
There are many ways that organizations can organize their pay plans; indeed, pay policies have been found to be one of the biggest differences between organizations. While it is usually a good idea to link pay and performance in some way, there are different approaches that can achieve this goal. Some companies prefer to link compensation strongly to individual performance, while others rely more heavily on team rewards.
In this exercise, please read the following min-case and answer the questions that follow.
Compu-Globo is an online marketing strategy company in Beachwood, Ohio. Three years after its founding, President Nick Morlan is ready to start hiring staff, as the company has expanded past the point where its two founders can keep up with customer demand. As a result, it will need to hire two marketing consultants and a graphic designer. Because Compu-Globo has never hired employees before, it is starting from scratch with regard to its pay policies. In college, Nick learned about various types of pay-for-performance schemes and is interested in developing one for use in his business. He knows about merit pay, which increases each employee's salary based on his or her individual performance. He also has experience with profit sharing from a previous job, in which employees receive bonuses based on the company's financial results.
While business has been good, cash is still tight and he is concerned with his company's ability to pay large salaries if market conditions affect demand. He is also unsure of his abilities to set up a well-developed performance system. The new staff will be required to work together on projects; the graphic designer in particular will have to cooperate with both the new hires and the founders of the company on a regular basis. Nick expects that the new hires will become an integral part of the company; he is more than doubling the staff and it will still only consist of five people total. The performance of each employee will have a substantial impact on the business's overall results.
While Nick can (and will) use multiple kinds of incentive pay, he will need to choose one to emphasize as he interviews, selects, and negotiates with new staff.
16.
value:
2.00 points
Which of these policies is most likely to lead to individual competition among Compu-Globo's new hires?
Profit sharing
Merit pay
Skill based
Gainsharing
References
Multiple ChoiceLearning Objective: 12-02 Describe the fundamental pay programs for recognizing employees' contributions to the organization's success.
Difficulty: 2 MediumLearning Objective: 12-03 List the advantages and disadvantages of the pay programs.
17.
value:
2.00 points
What will happen to the cost of a merit pay plan if Compu-Globo's business suffers?
He will still have to increase salaries if individual performance is good
It depends on the value of the company at that time
Payments will be reduced along with sales
18.
value:
2.00 points
Why is it important for Nick to have a well-developed performance appraisal system if merit pay is a substantial component of compensation?
Federal law has enacted legislation that requires employers to provide it
Merit pay increases are based on assessments of individual performance; the stakes of the appraisal are high with this system
Because individual appraisals and merit increases determine profit sharing outcomes
19.
value:
2.00 points
Which of these is a reason that Compu-Globo's employees might not be motivated by a profit-sharing plan?
If they feel that they have no impact on the overall results
If they pay out during the current time period, instead of being deferred
If it requires them to behave like owners, by doing what it takes to make the organization more effective
20.
value:
2.00 points
Which of these is most amenable to incentive pay, if Nick decides to go that route?
Jobs with significant interdependence on other employees
Jobs that are peripheral to the mission of the organization
Jobs in which performance can be measured as individual output, productivity, and sales
In: Operations Management
A motion picture industry analyst is studying movies based on epic novels. The following data were obtained for 10 Hollywood movies made in the past five years. Each movie was based on an epic novel. For these data, x1 = first-year box office receipts of the movie, x2 = total production costs of the movie, x3 = total promotional costs of the movie, and x4 = total book sales prior to movie release. All units are in millions of dollars.
| x1 | x2 | x3 | x4 |
| 85.1 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
| 106.3 | 12.9 | 5.8 | 8.8 |
| 50.2 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 15.1 |
| 130.6 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 12.2 |
| 54.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 10.6 |
| 30.3 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
| 79.4 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 9.7 |
| 91.0 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 5.9 |
| 135.4 | 15.1 | 7.7 | 20.8 |
| 89.3 | 10.2 | 4.5 | 7.9 |
(a) Generate summary statistics, including the mean and standard deviation of each variable. Compute the coefficient of variation for each variable. (Use 2 decimal places.)
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% (b) For each pair of variables, generate the correlation coefficient r. Compute the corresponding coefficient of determination r2. (Use 3 decimal places.)
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In: Statistics and Probability
12.Which of the following statements holds true for the term, skill theft?
Select one:
a. It refers to taking specific, job-related abilities acquired at one organization to another, especially a competitor.
b. It refers to a situation where an employee moves to a new organization and helps it appropriate the former organization’s market segment.
c. It refers to the use of company working hours for activities unrelated to work, including looking for a job elsewhere.
d. It refers to a situation where an employee moves to a new organization and helps it appropriate the former organization’s client base.
e. It refers to the use of an organization’s equipment for activities unrelated to work, including looking for a job elsewhere.
13.In the morning rush hour, John, a bicycle courier boy, skids off his cycle and is unable to get up. A number of people pass him, but do not stop to help him because if they did so, they would get late for school or work. Martha, who is also getting late for an appointment, sees John in pain and stops her car, helps him get up and drives him to a nearby clinic. Martha’s act of helping John is an example of:
Select one:
a. product sincerity.
b. cultural imperialism.
c. laissez faire.
d. objectification.
e. Samaritanism.
14._____ refers to a situation in business in which decisions are made on the basis of personal relationships and loyalties more than unbiased judgments and purely professional considerations.
Select one:
a. Regulatory capture
b. Kleptocracy
c. Patrimonialism
d. Crony capitalism
e. Supercapitalism
In: Accounting
Great Adventures Problem 9-1 Tony’s favorite memories of his childhood were the times he spent with his dad at camp. Tony was daydreaming of those days a bit as he and Suzie jogged along a nature trail and came across a wonderful piece of property for sale. He turned to Suzie and said, “I’ve always wanted to start a camp where families could get away and spend some quality time together. If we just had the money, I know this would be the perfect place.” They called several banks and on January 1, 2020, Great Adventures obtained a $560,000, 6%, 10-year installment loan from Summit Bank. Payments of $6,217 are required at the end of each month over the life of the 10-year loan. Each monthly payment of $6,217 includes both interest expense and principal payments (i.e., reduction of the loan amount). Late that night Tony exclaimed, “$560,000 for our new camp, this has to be the best news ever.” Suzie snuggled close and said, “There’s something else I need to tell you, Tony, I’m expecting!” They decided right then, if it was a boy, they would name him Venture. Required: 1. Complete the first three rows of an amortization table.
2. Record the note payable on January 1, 2020, and the first two payments on January 31, 2020, and February 28, 2020. (If no entry is required for a particular transaction, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
Record the issuance of note payable.
Record the monthly payment.
In: Accounting
1. A 2-year-old child is being held in the parent’s lap to have his blood drawn by venipuncture. Every time you get close to the child, he pulls away from you. He watches you carefully as you get your equipment ready. The receptionist is willing to help, but she cannot draw blood. What would be a good way to make this a successful venipuncture?
2. A 12-year-old boy is sitting in the phlebotomy chair and starts screaming that he does not want his blood drawn. The parents are in the room with you and observe the child’s behavior. There are many patients in the waiting room who can hear the child screaming. Luckily, you have several other phlebotomists at this location. How do you handle the situation?
3. A GTT is being conducted on a patient. One phlebotomist collects the samples using a finger puncture, and the other phlebotomist collects the samples with a venipuncture. How will this cause a problem with the sequential results?
4. A phlebotomist is to collect a post-dose level on a patient at 10:30. The phlebotomist is delayed in the collection and collects the sample at 11:00. To hide the fact that he was late for the collection, the phlebotomist enters 10:30 as the collection time. How will this affect the treatment of the patient?
5. A patient arrives to submit a sample for a chain of custody urine test. Upon entering the restroom, the patient says her 10-year-old daughter must go into the restroom with her because the child is afraid to be left alone. How should you handle this situation?
In: Nursing
This is my review study guide for my biology final can someone please answer them so i can study. Thank you
In: Biology
In this problem, we assume that the odds of giving birth to a girl or to a boy are 1 2 each. We consider a country in which, because of tradition and particular socio-economic circumstances, parents give birth to children until they give birth to their first son, at which point they stop having children. The point of the problem is to evaluate the proportion of children who are boys in a given generation. We will do this in several steps. A (3 Points) Let X be the random variable corresponding to the number of children of a given couple chosen at random in the population. What is the probability mass function of X? Verify that E[X] = 2 and Var(X) = 2 with the formulas provided at the beginning of this exam.
B (3 Points) We now assume that in the country, there are N couples who can have children, and for a given couple i, we call Xi the random variable corresponding to the number of children this couple will have. Let P be the random variable corresponding to the fraction of boys among all children. Express P in terms of X1, X2,. . . ,XN and N. Then write P in terms of the sample mean XN defined by XN = X1 +X2 +...+XN N C (2 Points) Assume the Xi are independent random variables. What is the expected value of XN and what is the variance of XN? D (4 Points) Assume N is large enough that the answer to the problem is well approximated by taking the limit N → +∞. What does the law of large numbers tell us about X
In: Statistics and Probability
The Genetics & IVF Institute in Fairfax, Virginia, have developed a technique called MicroSort that claims to increase the chances of a couple to have a baby of a specified gender. The method for increasing the likelihood of a girl is referred to as XSORT and for increasing the likelihood of a boy is called YSORT. In a clinical trial, 945 couples requested baby girls and therefore were given the sperm form the XSORT method. Out of the 945 couples, 879 of them had a baby girl. In this case study, we will work toward answering the question: “Is the XSORT method effective in increasing the chance of a baby girl being born?” Questions with lines are expecting only an answer on the line while those without lines expect a sentence or two of explanation or computations.
1) What would be the expected value for the number of girls born out of 945 births in the XSORT method had no effect?
2) Using your answer to number (1), what is your initial option on whether the XSORT method is effective? (No statistics/calculations needed. Simply state your opinion and why.)
Before we continue to create the statistical argument to answer our question of the effectiveness of the XSORT method, we will take some time working with only two births. 3) So, the discrete random variable for our probability model would be X = number of ___________ in two births. (Fill in the blank.)
4) State the probability distribution for the number of (answer to (3)) in two births. Be sure to show that the two properties required for a probability distribution are satisfied.
5) Create the associated probability histogram.
In: Statistics and Probability
This information relates to the following three questions:
ABO blood type is determined by one gene with three alleles: IA, IB, and i. - IA and IB are codominant; someone with IA/IB genotype has blood type AB. - IA and IB are dominant over i; someone with IA/i genotype has blood type A, someone with IB/i genotype has blood type B. - i is recessive; someone with i/i genotype has blood type O. Red-green colourblindness is caused by a mutation in a gene on the X chromosome, with an X-linked recessive inheritance pattern. The healthy allele is represented by XC, the mutated allele is represented by Xc. A woman has blood type A and normal colour vision. She is in relationships with two different men. The first man has blood type AB and is colourblind, the second man has blood type A and normal colour vision.
1. The woman's first child is a boy, who has blood type O and is colourblind. Who is the father of this child?
a) The first man
b) The second man
c) Can’t tell with this information
2. The woman’s second child is a girl, with blood type B and normal colour vision. Who is the father of this girl?
a) The first man
b) The second man
3. What is the mother’s genotype for these two genes?
a) IA/IA XC/XC
b) IA/IA XC/Xc
c) IA/i XC/XC
d) IA/i XC/Xc
e) IA/IA Xc/Xc
c) Can’t tell with this information
In: Biology