Ron supervises three operations at ACME Company – filling, packing, and labeling. He was promoted from within the organization. Last week, Ron informed his operations manager Dan that he was resigning for a better-paying job and one that is closer to his residence. Ron gave Dan a month’s notice and offered to onboard the new supervisor. Each operation is staffed with a crew of lowly-skilled employees but with long tenure and decent pay. Over the course of their employment, they have formed a bond and an informal leader has surfaced from each crew. Ron is facing several operational issues. Employee motivation has been diminished. Morale is low, and absenteeism is at 10%. Overtime rate has risen to 20%. Employees perceive obvious favoritism and unfair labor practices. The productivity numbers are way below standard, and product returns have risen. Each crew seems to work as an island, and intergroup conflict is brewing. Communication is hampered by conflict, indifference, and alienation. Among the groups, Ron has identified two new college graduates as his potential successor; however, the groups especially the informal leaders have not accepted them completely. Therefore, neither can expect a warm welcome from employees who may be passed over for the promotion. Dan is thinking of recruiting outside candidates for the position. This person must be fit for the job and quickly address the issues facing the operations. You are tasked to hire and select the best candidate for the job. Apply all the organizational behavior theories and concepts you have learned over the past few weeks.

Research and present the following requirements: Job description – List all the job information, qualifications, and responsibilities suitable for this position. Recruitment plan – Design how to draw the best applicants for this job including advertising, job posting, and any incentives. Selection process – Use an effective method for narrowing down the list for and selecting the best applicant. Interview Questionnaire – Prepare a list of questions that will be asked during the interview process.

Meiosisis the process in which a diploid cell that contains two copies of the genetic material produces an haploid cell with only one copy (sperms and eggs). The resulting molecule of genetic material is linear molecule that is composed of consecutive segments: a segment that originated from one of the two copies followed by a segment from the other copy and vice versa. The border points between segments are called points of crossover. The Haldane model for crossovers states that the number of crossovers between two loci on the genome has a Poisson(λ) distribution. Assume that the expected number of crossovers between two loci in a fixed period of time is 2.25.The next 3 questions refer to this model for crossovers. (The answer may be rounded up to 3 decimal places of the actual value.)

1. The probability of obtaining exactly 4 crossovers between the two loci is

2. The probability of obtaining at least 4 crossovers between the two loci is

3. A recombination between two loci occurs if the number of crossovers is odd. The probability of recombination between the two loci is, approximately, equal to ??? (Compute the probability of recombination approximately using the function "dpois". Ignore odd values larger than 9)

2. Price-discriminating firms charge higher prices to those who

• have greater incomes.

• have higher price elasticities of demand compared to others.

• have more inelastic demand.

• have many substitutes available to them.

• 3. Two customers, Fred and Lamont, walk into a Grady’s Used Pickups. Who probably has a more inelastic demand for one of Grady’s pickups: people like Lamont, who are good at shopping around, or people like Fred, who know what they like and just buy it?

• People like Fred

• People like Lamont

• 4. Where will you see more price discrimination: In monopoly-type markets with just a few firms or in competitive markets with many firms?

• Competitive markets

• Monopoly-type markets

• 5. Consider two groups of people who shop at the same Wal-Mart: the Convenience Shoppers and the Bargain Shoppers. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

• Wal-Mart is more likely to have monopoly power over Bargain Shoppers because this group is more likely to splurge on something on a whim rather than stick to their prearranged shopping list.

• Wal-Mart is more likely to have monopoly power over Bargain Shoppers because this group is more likely to stick to their prearranged shopping list rather than splurging on something on a whim.

• Wal-Mart is more likely to have monopoly power over Convenience Shoppers because this group is more likely to stick to their prearranged shopping list rather than splurging on something on a whim.

• Wal-Mart is more likely to have monopoly power over Convenience Shoppers because this group is more likely to splurge on something on a whim rather than stick to their prearranged shopping list.

• 6. When will a monopoly create more output: When the government bans price discrimination or when the monopoly is allowed to and can perfectly price discriminate?

• Monopoly-type markets

• Competitive markets

Assuming ideal behavior, which of the following aqueous solutions would be expected to exhibit the largest freezing-point lowering?

a. 0.1 m CaCl2

b. 0.05 m CH3COOH

c. 0.05 m Al2(SO4)3

d.0.1 m RbCl

The answer key I have says the answer is A, is that correct?

A forklift will last for only 4 more years. It costs $6,100 a year to maintain. For $16,000 you can buy a new lift that can last for 9 years and should require maintenance costs of only $3,100 a year. a-1. Calculate the equivalent cost of owning and operating the forklift if the discount rate is 6% per year. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) a-2. Should you replace the forklift? b-1. Calculate the equivalent cost of owning and operating the forklift if the discount rate is 14% per year. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) b-2. Should you replace the forklift?

Detail the evolution of the European Common market, the European Union, and the euro currency from the end of WWII until the beginning of the Eurozone Crisis.

You have to site a new paper/pulp factory. Given the choice, where would you locate it - on an estuary, on a river or on land? Explain the possible problems in each case and justify your decision.

Python:

def factors(matrix, factor):

The matrix is a 3D list of integers.

factors are either one, two, or three

If the factor is 'one' it will return a the first value from each list

if the factor is 'two' it will return the second value, and same for the third.

Example;

input = [ [ [1, 2, 3], [3, 2, 9], [9, 8, 6] ],

[ [0, 0, 4], [8, 9, 0], [5, 2, 1] ],

[ [0, 1, 1], [5, 5, 9], [3, 8, 4] ] ], 'one')

output = [ [1, 3, 9], [0, 8, 5], [0, 5, 3] ]

Calculate the diffusion coefficient of N₂ at 100 Pa, 100 kPa an 20 MPa (temperature T = 20 degrees celsius).

Chapter 13

1) Describe the general types of barriers.

2) Competition keeps prices lower for consumers. So why do we have patent laws?

3) What is the relationship between the marginal revenue curve and the demand curve for a single-price monopolist?

Q3. Hypothesis: Informing people about recycling causes them to recycle more.

Study design: 50 households were randomly assigned to a treatment group where they were

informed by letter about proper recycling habits and its benefit on environment, while 50

different households were randomly assigned to a control group that did not receive such a letter.

After 3 months, the weekly average recycling amount in the treatment group was 12.4 lbs (

sd

=

2.5), while the weekly average recycling amount in the control group was 3.7 lbs (

sd

= 1.1)

d. Determine the appropriate test: z-test or t-test. Explain why you chose that test.

e. Calculate the appropriate test statistic

f. Decide whether you should reject the null hypothesis.

Explain the shortest seek time first, first come first serve, scan, and c scan algorithms of storage management algorithms with the single of the sequence (93, 176, 42, 148, 14, 180).

Draw good diagrams and CALCULATE the total distance traveled and the total waiting time.

initial position is at 50

Lottery – Let $1,000 be your current wealth. There are 100 people and each buys a lottery ticket at $5. The administrative cost of the lottery ticket per person is $5. If you win the lottery, you will get $500. There is only one person who can win the lottery. (The cost is 5+5 not 5)

a. Define the gamble

b. Calculate the expected value of the gamble

c. Is this gamble favorable, fair, or unfavorable?

d. Now, suppose your utility function is ? = ?5/2 . Calculate the Certainty Equivalent and the risk premium for individual willing to buy the lottery (i.e., minimum amount of money he/she needs to receive to forgo the lottery)?.

e. Now suppose that there are only 50 individuals participating in the lottery. Without calculating all the math again, what happens to risk premium? Does it increase, decrease, or stay the same?

1.What will happen when you add ammonium hydroxide to sodium hydroxide?

2.Explain why acetic acid and sodium acetate can exist in an equilibrium but hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide cannot.

3.How will cobalts equilibrium with 1M HCL differ from its equilibrium with concentrated H2SO4?