What is the study of motivation and how does it relate to the workplace? Select any three of the six common motivational strategies that can be used to enhance employee motivation. Besides explaining how these motivational strategies work, explain why you chose these strategies. Be sure to use specific examples to help with your explanation.

ROUND UP TO 4 DECIMAL PLACES. Draw and label the P-V & T-S diagrams.

A gas turbine power plant operates on simple Brayton cycle with air as the working fluid. The pressure ratio is 12. Temperature at the compressor inlet is 300 K, while at the turbine inlet the temperature is 1000 K. Determine (a) the efficiency and (b) the net work output per kg of air. (c) Mass flow rate (kg/s) to produce 70,000 kW.

Since accounting is the language of business, why do you think it will be important as a business person to be able to speak the language fluently? What would be the consequence of not knowing the language very well?

Organizational Design is described as being “the foundation” of business organization. Where do Organizational Structure and Organizational Charts fit into this foundation? Explain how Specialization, Departmentalization and Decision-Making Hierarchy help to determine a company’s organizational structure.

1. You are to respond to the following questions (BASED ON MARYLAND STATE REAL ESTATE RULES)
   • What are the advantages and disadvantages of purchasing a home with a (a) FHA-Insured loan
   • (b) a VA-guaranteed loan
   • (c) a Conventional loan

The work of French Impressionists are among the most recognizable in the world. What were they trying to convey about their world and why is their work considered the beginning of modern painting?

Have you learned something more about them, their techniques, and subject matter that surprised you?

          Fjällräven is a Swedish company specializing in outdoor equipment—mostly clothing and rucksacks. Fjällräven was founded in 1960 by Åke Nordin(1936–2013). Its most popular product is the Kånken rucksack (shown below). The Fjällräven Kånken rucksack which is made from tent fabric proved comfortable and durable. It made the brand well known in just a decade.

          The company has a strong market presence in the Nordic countries. It is also represented in other European countries, especially Germany. The company would like to expand and increase sales in the US market, however, the US market is crowded with strong competitors such as JanSport, the North Face, among others.

          Your task is to come up with a promotional strategy for Fjällräven’s Kånken rucksack. Feel free to use any promotional tools we have talked about in class so far, be creative! Make sure you specify the target market (e.g., segments) and have a clear message.

The fact that effective Human Resource Management (HRM) means that “a company has the right number of employees and that these employees are qualified to do their jobs.” Tap into your knowledge from management about HRM activities to explain how a company ensures that these two requirements are met.

Review why companies are introducing green products and engaging in ecologically-friendly practices.

Discuss the theories and concepts with this topic, including the societal marketing concept.

15. List the 12 steps of issuing a termination for default.

I have char memory[1024]. i want to write integer value of 300 into the memory. Type casting worked ok for all values 0-127. above that it looks like a garbage. could you write a function in c++ that will write an integer value say 300 into the memory. Thank you.

Angelica Augustine has successfully completed the culinary program at Niagara College. She has an intense desire to open a restaurant somewhere in Ontario in order to showcase her exceptional cooking talent. Your task is to share with Angelica some basic principles of managing a business by convincing her that she will need to wear two hats: a chef’s hat and a manager’s hat! In your properly formatted emailed response to her, explain the functions of management, the types of basic skills that managers need, the importance of conducting a SWOT analysis and the need to understand contingency planning and crisis management. Be sure to format your response using proper business email etiquette and provide examples in your answer that will allow Angelica to understand the concepts.

Methanol is to be pumped from large storage to tank cars at the rate of 1000 litres per min. The transfer line is 10 cm internal diameter and consists of 150m of straight pipe, four 90⁰ standard elbows (Le/D =32) two side run tees (Le/D = 90) and two gate valves (Le/D = 7). The level in the storage tank is 5 m below the level of the discharge. If a centrifugal pump having an overall efficiency is 70 % is used for this purpose, determine the horse power needed

                           Data                                                                          

                                Density of methanol = 0.79 gm/cc

                                Viscosity of methanol = 0.66 c.p

Fanning’s friction factor may be calculate from the relation, f = 0.08 Re^-0.25

A large snack company claims that children enjoy their whole wheat snack equally as much as normal snacks. A study testing this claim on a SRS of 86 children were given both snack alternatives and then each child was asked which snack they preferred. The whole wheat snack was chosen by 48 children.

a) Using the 68-95-99.7 rule, if the snack company claims were true, you would expect ?̂ to fall between what two percent about 95% of the time?

b) Using your answer from a, is the snack company's claim correct?

c) Perform a significance test for α = 0.5