What is the difference between a photo-interrupter and an opto-isolator?

Discuss the limitations of GDP as a measurement tool. Why do we still use it if is so flawed?

C++ Data Structures:

Use Huffman coding to encode text in given file (Pride_and_Prejudice.txt).

TO_DO:

Define a struct for Huffman tree node. This struct contains links to left/right child nodes, a character, and its frequency.Define a function for file reading operation. This function should take in a filename (string type) as parameter and return a proper data structure object that contains characters and their frequencies that will be used to generate Huffman tree nodes.The construction of Huffman tree requires taking two nodes with smallest frequencies. Select a proper data structure to support this operation. Note this data structure object could be different to the object from step 2.

Design a function that takes in the root of Huffman coding tree, prints, and returns the encoding scheme in a data structure object.Design a function that takes in the encoding scheme and filename (string type), output encoded content (bit-string) to a file named pride.huff

Pride_and_Prejudice.txt:

Chapter 1

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters. “My dear Mr. Bennet,” said his lady to him one day, “have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?” Mr. Bennet replied that he had not. “But it is,” returned she; “for Mrs. Long has just been here, and she told me all about it.” Mr. Bennet made no answer. “Do you not want to know who has taken it?” cried his wife impatiently. “You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.” This was invitation enough. “Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs. Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England; that he came down on Monday in a chaise and four to see the place, and was so much delighted with it, that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately; that he is to take possession before Michaelmas, and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week.” “What is his name?” “Bingley.” “Is he married or single?” “Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!” “How so? How can it affect them?” “My dear Mr. Bennet,” replied his wife, “how can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them.” “Is that his design in settling here?” “Design! Nonsense, how can you talk so! But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them, and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes.” “I see no occasion for that. You and the girls may go, or you may send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better, for as you are as handsome as any of them, Mr. Bingley may like you the best of the party.” “My dear, you flatter me. I certainly have had my share of beauty, but I do not pretend to be anything extraordinary now. When a woman has five grown-up daughters, she ought to give over thinking of her own beauty.” “In such cases, a woman has not often much beauty to think of.” “But, my dear, you must indeed go and see Mr. Bingley when he comes into the neighbourhood.” “It is more than I engage for, I assure you.” “But consider your daughters. Only think what an establishment it would be for one of them. Sir William and Lady Lucas are determined to go, merely on that account, for in general, you know, they visit no newcomers. Indeed you must go, for it will be impossible for us to visit him if you do not.” “You are over-scrupulous, surely. I dare say Mr. Bingley will be very glad to see you; and I will send a few lines by you to assure him of my hearty consent to his marrying whichever he chooses of the girls; though I must throw in a good word for my little Lizzy.” “I desire you will do no such thing. Lizzy is not a bit better than the others; and I am sure she is not half so handsome as Jane, nor half so good-humoured as Lydia. But you are always giving her the preference.” “They have none of them much to recommend them,” replied he; “they are all silly and ignorant like other girls; but Lizzy has something more of quickness than her sisters.” “Mr. Bennet, how can you abuse your own children in such a way? You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion for my poor nerves.” “You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these last twenty years at least.” “Ah, you do not know what I suffer.” “But I hope you will get over it, and live to see many young men of four thousand a year come into the neighbourhood.” “It will be no use to us, if twenty such should come, since you will not visit them.” “Depend upon it, my dear, that when there are twenty, I will visit them all.” Mr. Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve, and caprice, that the experience of three-and-twenty years had been insufficient to make his wife understand his character. Her mind was less difficult to develop. She was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper. When she was discontented, she fancied herself nervous. The business of her life was to get her daughters married; its solace was visiting and news. Chapter 2 Mr. Bennet was among the earliest of those who waited on Mr. Bingley. He had always intended to visit him, though to the last always assuring his wife that he should not go; and till the evening after the visit was paid she had no knowledge of it. It was then disclosed in the following manner. Observing his second daughter employed in trimming a hat, he suddenly addressed her with: “I hope Mr. Bingley will like it, Lizzy.” “We are not in a way to know what Mr. Bingley likes,” said her mother resentfully, “since we are not to visit.” “But you forget, mamma,” said Elizabeth, “that we shall meet him at the assemblies, and that Mrs. Long promised to introduce him.” “I do not believe Mrs. Long will do any such thing. She has two nieces of her own. She is a selfish, hypocritical woman, and I have no opinion of her.” “No more have I,” said Mr. Bennet; “and I am glad to find that you do not depend on her serving you.” Mrs. Bennet deigned not to make any reply, but, unable to contain herself, began scolding one of her daughters. “Don’t keep coughing so, Kitty, for Heaven’s sake! Have a little compassion on my nerves. You tear them to pieces.” “Kitty has no discretion in her coughs,” said her father; “she times them ill.” “I do not cough for my own amusement,” replied Kitty fretfully. “When is your next ball to be, Lizzy?” “To-morrow fortnight.” “Aye, so it is,” cried her mother, “and Mrs. Long does not come back till the day before; so it will be impossible for her to introduce him, for she will not know him herself.” “Then, my dear, you may have the advantage of your friend, and introduce Mr. Bingley to her.” “Impossible, Mr. Bennet, impossible, when I am not acquainted with him myself; how can you be so teasing?” “I honour your circumspection. A fortnight’s acquaintance is certainly very little. One cannot know what a man really is by the end of a fortnight. But if we do not venture somebody else will; and after all, Mrs. Long and her nieces must stand their chance; and, therefore, as she will think it an act of kindness, if you decline the office, I will take it on myself.” The girls stared at their father. Mrs. Bennet said only, “Nonsense, nonsense!” “What can be the meaning of that emphatic exclamation?” cried he. “Do you consider the forms of introduction, and the stress that is laid on them, as nonsense? I cannot quite agree with you there. What say you, Mary? For you are a young lady of deep reflection, I know, and read great books and make extracts.” Mary wished to say something sensible, but knew not how. “While Mary is adjusting her ideas,” he continued, “let us return to Mr. Bingley.” “I am sick of Mr. Bingley,” cried his wife. “I am sorry to hear that; but why did not you tell me that before? If I had known as much this morning I certainly would not have called on him. It is very unlucky; but as I have actually paid the visit, we cannot escape the acquaintance now.” The astonishment of the ladies was just what he wished; that of Mrs. Bennet perhaps surpassing the rest; though, when the first tumult of joy was over, she began to declare that it was what she had expected all the while. “How good it was in you, my dear Mr. Bennet! But I knew I should persuade you at last. I was sure you loved your girls too well to neglect such an acquaintance. Well, how pleased I am! and it is such a good joke, too, that you should have gone this morning and never said a word about it till now.” “Now, Kitty, you may cough as much as you choose,” said Mr. Bennet; and, as he spoke, he left the room, fatigued with the raptures of his wife. “What an excellent father you have, girls!” said she, when the door was shut. “I do not know how you will ever make him amends for his kindness; or me, either, for that matter. At our time of life it is not so pleasant, I can tell you, to be making new acquaintances every day; but for your sakes, we would do anything. Lydia, my love, though you are the youngest, I dare say Mr. Bingley will dance with you at the next ball.” “Oh!” said Lydia stoutly, “I am not afraid; for though I am the youngest, I’m the tallest.” The rest of the evening was spent in conjecturing how soon he would return Mr. Bennet’s visit, and determining when they should ask him to dinner. Chapter 3 Not all that Mrs. Bennet, however, with the assistance of her five daughters, could ask on the subject, was sufficient to draw from her husband any satisfactory description of Mr. Bingley. They attacked him in various ways—with barefaced questions, ingenious suppositions, and distant surmises; but he eluded the skill of them all, and they were at last obliged to accept the second-hand intelligence of their neighbour, Lady Lucas. Her report was highly favourable. Sir William had been delighted with him. He was quite young, wonderfully handsome, extremely agreeable, and, to crown the whole, he meant to be at the next assembly with a large party. Nothing could be more delightful! To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love; and very lively hopes of Mr. Bingley’s heart were entertained. “If I can but see one of my daughters happily settled at Netherfield,” said Mrs. Bennet to her husband, “and all the others equally well married, I shall have nothing to wish for.” In a few days Mr. Bingley returned Mr. Bennet’s visit, and sat about ten minutes with him in his library. He had entertained hopes of being admitted to a sight of the young ladies, of whose beauty he had heard much; but he saw only the father. The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining from an upper window that he wore a blue coat, and rode a black horse. An invitation to dinner was soon afterwards dispatched; and already had Mrs. Bennet planned the courses that were to do credit to her housekeeping, when an answer arrived which deferred it all. Mr. Bingley was obliged to be in town the following day, and, consequently, unable to accept the honour of their invitation, etc. Mrs. Bennet was quite disconcerted. She could not imagine what business he could have in town so soon after his arrival in Hertfordshire; and she began to fear that he might be always flying about from one place to another, and never settled at Netherfield as he ought to be. Lady Lucas quieted her fears a little by starting the idea of his being gone to London only to get a large party for the ball; and a report soon followed that Mr. Bingley was to bring twelve ladies and seven gentlemen with him to the assembly. The girls grieved over such a number of ladies, but were comforted the day before the ball by hearing, that instead of twelve he brought only six with him from London—his five sisters and a cousin. And when the party entered the assembly room it consisted of only five altogether—Mr. Bingley, his two sisters, the husband of the eldest, and another young man. Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners. His sisters were fine women, with an air of decided fashion. His brother-in-law, Mr. Hurst, merely looked the gentleman; but his friend Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mien, and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his having ten thousand a year. The gentlemen pronounced him to be a fine figure of a man, the ladies declared he was much handsomer than Mr. Bingley, and he was looked at with great admiration for about half the evening, till his manners gave a disgust which turned the tide of his popularity; for he was discovered to be proud; to be above his company, and above being pleased; and not all his large estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be compared with his friend. Mr. Bingley had soon made himself acquainted with all the principal people in the room; he was lively and unreserved, danced every dance, was angry that the ball closed so early, and talked of giving one himself at Netherfield. Such amiable qualities must speak for themselves. What a contrast between him and his friend! Mr. Darcy danced only once with Mrs. Hurst and once with Miss Bingley, declined being introduced to any other lady, and spent the rest of the evening in walking about the room, speaking occasionally to one of his own party. His character was decided. He was the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world, and everybody hoped that he would never come there again. Amongst the most violent against him was Mrs. Bennet, whose dislike of his general behaviour was sharpened into particular resentment by his having slighted one of her daughters. Elizabeth Bennet had been obliged, by the scarcity of gentlemen, to sit down for two dances; and during part of that time, Mr. Darcy had been standing near enough for her to hear a conversation between him and Mr. Bingley, who came from the dance for a few minutes, to press his friend to join it. “Come, Darcy,” said he, “I must have you dance. I hate to see you standing about by yourself in this stupid manner. You had much better dance.” “I certainly shall not. You know how I detest it, unless I am particularly acquainted with my partner. At such an assembly as this it would be insupportable. Your sisters are engaged, and there is not another woman in the room whom it would not be a punishment to me to stand up with.” “I would not be so fastidious as you are,” cried Mr. Bingley, “for a kingdom! Upon my honour, I never met with so many pleasant girls in my life as I have this evening; and there are several of them you see uncommonly pretty.” “You are dancing with the only handsome girl in the room,” said Mr. Darcy, looking at the eldest Miss Bennet. “Oh! She is the most beautiful creature I ever beheld! But there is one of her sisters sitting down just behind you, who is very pretty, and I dare say very agreeable. Do let me ask my partner to introduce you.” “Which do you mean?” and turning round he looked for a moment at Elizabeth, till catching her eye, he withdrew his own and coldly said: “She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me; I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are wasting your time with me.” Mr. Bingley followed his advice. Mr. Darcy walked off; and Elizabeth remained with no very cordial feelings toward him. She told the story, however, with great spirit among her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous. The evening altogether passed off pleasantly to the whole family. Mrs. Bennet had seen her eldest daughter much admired by the Netherfield party. Mr. Bingley had danced with her twice, and she had been distinguished by his sisters. Jane was as much gratified by this as her mother could be, though in a quieter way. Elizabeth felt Jane’s pleasure. Mary had heard herself mentioned to Miss Bingley as the most accomplished girl in the neighbourhood; and Catherine and Lydia had been fortunate enough never to be without partners, which was all that they had yet learnt to care for at a ball. They returned, therefore, in good spirits to Longbourn, the village where they lived, and of which they were the principal inhabitants. They found Mr. Bennet still up. With a book he was regardless of time; and on the present occasion he had a good deal of curiosity as to the event of an evening which had raised such splendid expectations. He had rather hoped that his wife’s views on the stranger would be disappointed; but he soon found out that he had a different story to hear. “Oh, my dear Mr. Bennet,” as she entered the room, “we have had a most delightful evening, a most excellent ball. I wish you had been there. Jane was so admired, nothing could be like it. Everybody said how well she looked; and Mr. Bingley thought her quite beautiful, and danced with her twice! Only think of that, my dear; he actually danced with her twice! and she was the only creature in the room that he asked a second time. First of all, he asked Miss Lucas. I was so vexed to see him stand up with her! But, however, he did not admire her at all; indeed, nobody can, you know; and he seemed quite struck with Jane as she was going down the dance. So he inquired who she was, and got introduced, and asked her for the two next. Then the two third he danced with Miss King, and the two fourth with Maria Lucas, and the two fifth with Jane again, and the two sixth with Lizzy, and the Boulanger—” “If he had had any compassion for me,” cried her husband impatiently, “he would not have danced half so much! For God’s sake, say no more of his partners. Oh that he had sprained his ankle in the first dance!” “Oh! my dear, I am quite delighted with him. He is so excessively handsome! And his sisters are charming women. I never in my life saw anything more elegant than their dresses. I dare say the lace upon Mrs. Hurst’s gown—” Here she was interrupted again. Mr. Bennet protested against any description of finery. She was therefore obliged to seek another branch of the subject, and related, with much bitterness of spirit and some exaggeration, the shocking rudeness of Mr. Darcy. “But I can assure you,” she added, “that Lizzy does not lose much by not suiting his fancy; for he is a most disagreeable, horrid man, not at all worth pleasing. So high and so conceited that there was no enduring him! He walked here, and he walked there, fancying himself so very great! Not handsome enough to dance with! I wish you had been there, my dear, to have given him one of your set-downs. I quite detest the man.”

Last-mile providers often advertise very fast speeds, but users rarely see speeds as high as advertised rates. Search online to find a network speed test and try it from your home, office, mobile device, or dorm. How fast is the network? If you’re able to test from home, what bandwidth rates does your ISP advertise? Does this differ from what you experienced? What factors might account for this discrepancy?

In C++

1. Declare an integer array of size 20 and assign the array with 20 randomly generated integers in the range [1, 100]. Shuffle the data in the array so that all numbers smaller than 50 are put before the numbers greater or equal to 50. Note you are not allowed to create any other arrays in the program. Finally, print out the shuffled array. (25 points)

#include<iostream>

using namespace std;

const int NUM = 20;

int main() {

      // write code to Declare an integer array of size 20 and assign the array with 20 randomly generated integers in the range [1, 100].

      // Shuffle the data in the array so that all numbers smaller than 50 are put before the numbers greater or equal to 50. Note you are not allowed to create any other arrays in the program.

      // Write code to print out the shuffled array.

      return 0;

}

Please answer below two question in your own words and in brief

The following passage summarizes some of the central points in the debate as to the value of corporations to devote significant resources to corporate social responsibility:

Stakeholders Versus Shareholders

Although corporate social responsibility may appear to be an “apple-pie virtue,” it is quite controversial. Below are some of the chief arguments for and against it:

Proponents will claim that it…

• BURNISHES A COMPANY’S REPUTATION. In the wake of corporate scandals, corporate social responsibility builds goodwill—and can pay off when scandals or regulatory scrutiny inevitably arise.
• ATTRACTS TALENT. Many young professionals expect their employers to be active in social issues. Membership in Netimpact.org, a network of socially-conscious MBA graduates, jumped from 4,000 in 2002 to 10,000 in 2004.

On the other hand, Detractors will argue that it…

• COSTS TOO MUCH. Giving by corporate foundations reached an all-time high of $3.6 billion last year. However, it can come at the expense of other priorities, such as research and development, and is rarely valued by Wall Street.
• IS MISGUIDED. Many corporate executives believe, as economist Milton Friedman does, that the role of business is to generate profits for shareholders—not to spend others’ money for some perceived social benefit.

1. What is your view on this issue? Would that view be different if you were a stockholder of a firm?
2. Do you know of any companies that have engaged in Socially Responsible behavior? Please explain, Please use an example.)

The Colgate company believes its toothpaste is more effective than its leading rival, Aim, in fighting tooth decay. A small scale clinical trial was held with 25 patients using Colgate and 28 using Aim. The results showed that the average and variance of the number of cavities for Colgate was 10.4 and 12.82, respectively, with the results for Aim being 12.6 and 9.66. It is assumed that the population variances are the same and the distribution of the number of cavities for both groups closely approximates a normal distribution. Use an alpha of 0.01.

1. If the hypotheses are to be written in the form of the average of Aim minus the average of Colgate, what is the direction of the alternative hypothesis used to test Colgate's belief. Type the letters gt (greater than), ge (greater than or equal to), lt (less than), le(less than or equal to) or ne (not equal to) as appropriate in the box.
2. Determine the standard error for the difference between means, reporting your answer to three decimal places.
3. Calculate the test statistic, reporting your answer to two decimal places.
4. Is the null hypothesis rejected for this test? Type yes or no.
5. Regardless of your answer for 4, if the null hypothesis was rejected, can we conclude that Colgate's belief is valid at the 1% level of significance? Type yes or no.

distinguish between the roles of an internal and an external auditors

1. Given two integer arrays sorted in the ascending order, code the function SortArrays to merge them into one array in the descending order. You need to make sure if the values in the arrays are changed, it will still work. (25 points)

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void SortArrays (int a[], int b[], int c[], int size);

void printArray(int m[], int length);

const int NUM = 5;

int main()

{

int arrA[NUM] = {-2, 31, 43, 55, 67};

int arrB[NUM] = {-4, 9, 11, 17, 19};

int result[2*NUM];

SortArrays(arrA, arrB, result, NUM);

printArray(result, 2*NUM);

return 0;

}

void SortArrays (int a[], int b[], int c[], int size)

{

}

void printArray(int m[], int length)

{

for(int i = 0; i < length; i++)

cout<< m[i]<<" ";

cout<<endl;

}

Please Use C++

Exercise 3: Erikson's Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt and Initiative vs Guilt Stages - This assignment is designed to help students brainstorm strategies for positive psychosocial development in two of Erikson's stages, both in classroom and home settings.

Complete the document by describing what happens in both Erikson's Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt and Initiative vs Guilt stages. Additionally, describe one strategy teachers can use in the classroom setting to encourage Autonomy and Initiative, and one strategy parents/caregivers can use in the home setting to encourage Autonomy and Initiative.

This assignment is worth 25pts.

Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt:

What happens in this stage? (2.5pts)

What can teachers do in the classroom to encourage Autonomy? (5pts)

What can parents/caregivers do in the home to encourage Autonomy? (5pts)

Initiative vs Guilt:

What happens in this stage? (2.5pts)

What can teachers do in the classroom to encourage Initiative? (5pts)

What can parents/caregivers do in the home to encourage Initiative? (5pts)

How are emerging markets shaping globalization?

Give an overview of the specific topic that has provided an enlighten viewpoint of organizational behavior in this course? How will these viewpoints be used in your current or future workplace?

Lasting Ideas From the Renaissance

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In addition to the information presented this week regarding the reasons for the creation of artifacts in each era (the ancient world, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance), recall information about motives for creating artifacts presented earlier in the course as you answer these questions:

Identify an artifact that represents the characteristics of each era. You should identify a total of three artifacts. Insert an image or include a link to your artifact.

What do you believe was the purpose for the creation of each of the artifacts you selected? Justify your response using what you now know about the culture and values of each era.

Why do you believe the creators felt the need to express themselves using these artifacts?

It was 4pm in the afternoon of Friday, December 19th. Carol looked out of a 10th floor window with a view of Paris. Her thoughts drifted away for a second, thinking about the traffic congestion ahead on the famous grand departs of the city, and what excuse she would find this time to give to her husband for being late again. However, she quickly refocused her mind on the small group of people in the meeting room. She looked at the VP of purchasing of Renault Nissan Alliance, together with his Japanese counterpart at the other end of the conference table, and laughed to herself about the complicated relationship she had developed with them over the years. Everyone knew that the stakes were high. Depending on how the negotiations proceeded, it was possible that a US-based company would take over the business from a deeply infringed French supplier and for an amount of money too big to imagine. This was the moment Carol was waiting for...for 2 years. It wasn't easy, especially for a woman, to get where she was. Charlotte realized that her status as an outlier-someone who didn't fit the mold-helped her immeasurably. While she was fluent in French and familiar with Japanese traditions, her appearance bewildered most in the male-dominated automotive industry; they were not sure how to handle her combination of nearly 6' with a sporty engineering style, friendly demeanor, and non threatening smile. Over the years, she survived all kinds of tough negotiations with a kaleidoscope of raw male emotions from men of all nationalities by always staying focused on the content and delivery of customer service. Her ability to think 3 steps ahead and respond more quickly than the competition, combined with her tenacity and professionalism, was rare-regardless of gender. This positioned her favorably at the negotiating table. In fact, because of her track record of winning big business for her company over the last 15 years, Carol's management willingly provided her the support and resources that were necessary throughout the typically complicated and lengthy negotiation processes around the glob. By now, her team had delivered 12 months work of 3D drawings, new plant layouts, and a complete new concept, with intellectual knowledge that was difficult to protect. She also knew she could not go back and ask for another bucket of money without a clear contract in her hands. But strangely enough, the closeness of the mega deal did not deliver the adrenaline rush she would normally encounter in this stage. She actually felt like not wanting to win the game...and suddenly she realized that months and months of sleeping only 5 hours a night had brought her to this stage of indifference. On top of that, her French boss, an old school manager with responsibility for the whole division- had decided to join the negotiations. Carol knew he wanted to dominate the meeting. He was new in his role and he wanted to rack up risk-free success stories to support his global career within a rather American culture while keeping his French ego intact in front of the customer. What this customer was unaware of, however, was that only an hour ago, he called Charlotte in a panic after having seen last-minute changes in a business case worth several million dollars. he would not sign off and considered walking away from the deal. At that moment, Takahashi-san started to speak. Instantly, Carol knew something was wrong. It would be the first time in 2 years since the negotiations began that he would open the meeting... 2 hours later, while stuck in traffic in some boulevard, Carol revisited her options. Xmas holiday was supposed to start at this moment. Her customer had left already for either Marseille or Tokyo. Her boss was clear in his message: "0 support." Her team desperately needed a break. Her husband would ban her computer from the kitchen table. The US headquarters would certainly not be in favor of releasing another budget. Her rational mind told her that nothing was lost; she knew the financials and business risks by heart and she needed to spend time with the team to develop a roadmap to profitability. her customer wanted to get the maximum out of the deal and did not realize that his key supplier was ready to walk away from this major strategic business due to exhaustion and potential intellectual property risks. The customer's explanation was simple and took only 10 mins. Although Carol's company was certainly the preferred supplier, it was still not decided at the board level that Renault Nissan Alliance was ready for such a major strategic shift. More time was needed to reflect. As price and product design were almost equal between the 2 suppliers (new and incumbent one) it was difficult.

Answer the following questions:

1. What should Carol do in the next 2 (holiday) weeks in order to save the business for the company? She had already invested 2 years of work and saw a real potential to win. Yet, she was testing the limits of her marriage, her own hardiness, and her role as a leader and caretaker of an exhausted team.

2. What info would you need to make this decision? Where would you get it?

3. What are the potential implications of Carol moving forward vs stopping at this point? Realize that the decision was not in her hands, rather it rested with the board.

4. How do you keep acquisition teams and sponsors motivated, energized and focused in such a long negotiation processes?

5. How do you build the necessary trust between all stakeholders knowing that your customer is in a position to provide your complete competitive edge to your key competition.