Productivity Software

But it goes deeper than that. Software is one of the very few things where yesterday’s work output is most of today’s raw material. If you dig one ditch poorly, so what? You move on. But you can’t move on from a bad night’s coding. Your mistakes stick with you until you clean them up. Most people don’t, which is why a lot of software projects are a morass of bugs, messy code, and chaos, yielding low productivity and terrible morale.

Obvious doctoring of things that worked if left alone.

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25. The sound recorder allows you to record up to a maximum of how many seconds? (1 point)
45 seconds
120 seconds
90 seconds
60 seconds
26. The ___________chip controls the most basic functions of a computer. Every time you turn on your computer, this chip runs a self check and gives commands to the hardware and Operating System to start. (1 point)
BIOS
BOIS
IDE
BSID
27. The speed of the bus is measured in (1 point)
Megahertz
Gigawatts
Kilometers
Electrahertz
28. The AGP ( Accelerated Graphics Port) is where you would connect your ___________ to the computer system. (1 point)
Modem
Monitor
Printer
Processor
29. Which of the following is NOT an example of what a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) slot would be used for? (1 point)
Video card
Sound card
Modem
Mouse
30. What choice below would be the best reason that form factors come in many different shapes and sizes? (1 point)
People like variety in looks and models of computers.
Computer systems vary in the different components within the system, therefore the shape and size will vary.
Computer manufacturers want to separate the computers look from their competitors
None of the above
31. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a LCD monitor? (1 point)
They are more energy friendly then the CRT monitor.
They are easier on the eye then the CRT monitor.
They are bulkier then the CRT monitor.
They have been in existence longer then the CRT monitor.
32. VGA connections use what type of signals to communicate from the video card to the monitor? (1 point)
Digital signals
Analog signals
Light signals
Traffic signals
33. A resolution setting of 800 x 600 means that the screen is set to which of the following choices? (1 point)
The display is 800 pixels wide by 600 pixels high.
The display is 600 pixels wide by 800 pixels high.
The display is 800 inches wide by 600 inches high.
The display is 800 mm wide by 600 mm high.
34. The inkjet printer works by using a tiny _______of ink that applies precise dots of ink to the paper to produce an image? (1 point)
ball
rectangle
circle
pin
35. Many printer manufacturers today are offering ______compatible printer connections which make the printers easier to plug and play. (1 point)
parallel port
serial port
USB port
BUS port
36. Michael is a video editor at the local news channel. He has been searching for a new computer to help improve his productivity. Which of the following ports below would Michael look for to help improve the speed of his data transfer from his digital camera to his computer? (1 point)
Parallel port
FireWire port
Serial port
USB
37. Which external device would not use a parallel port to connect to the computer? (1 point)
Mouse
Printer
Scanner
External Hard Drive

38. Which of the following is NOT an example of hardware? (1 point)
Monitor
Mouse
Keyboard
Microsoft Windows
39. The purpose of this type of hardware is to provide the user with the ability to view the information that is being inputted by the user and produced by the computer. An example would be a printer. (1 point)
Output
Input
Storage
Processing
40. Which program can be found in Windows Accessories feature? (1 point)
Word
Notepad
Excel
My Documents
41. When buying a new memory for your computer it is important to ________. (1 point)
match the brand name of the existing memory
match memory speed of the existing memory
Excel
None of the above
42. The common memory found in most computers is _____________. (1 point)
DDR
RDRAM
VRAM
SDRAM
43. A modem allows a computer to _________________. (1 point)
send print messages through a parallel port to a printer
access software programs
connect to other computers
store data
44. A useful tool for navigating to places on a computer is _____________. (1 point)
System Information
Backup
HyperTerminal
Windows Explorer
45. A useful tool for locating a file or folder on a computer is ____________. (1 point)
Search
Find and Replace
Run
Synchronize
46. Before turning off the power to a computer, it is important to ____________? (1 point)
turn off the monitor
shut down
turn off the surge protector
unplug the network cable
47. Basic information about a computer is found in ___________________? (1 point)
System Properties
Accessories
Search
Documents
48. To customize many features of a computer, it is helpful to use ___________. (1 point)
the Start menu
the Accessories tool
the Programs menu
the Control panel
49. If a file or folder is accidentally deleted, which of the following is possible? (1 point)
the data is deleted immediately and permanently
the deleted data can be retrieved from Disk Cleanup
the deleted data can be retrieved in the Recycle Bin
none of the above
50. The earliest form of removable storage was _____________. (1 point)
magnetic
optical
virtual
paper

25. 60
26. BIOS
27. Megahertz
28. Monito
29. mouse
30. People like variety in looks and models of computers.
31. They are bulkier then the CRT monitor.
32. Analog
33. The display is 800 pixels wide by 600 pixels high.
34. Pin
35. USB port
36. USB(if they mean USB3)
37. Mouse
38. Microsoft Windows
39. Output
40. Notepad
41. None of the above
42. DDR
43. connect to other computers
44. Windows Explorer is probebly the right answer, but i prefer the HyperTerminal
45. Search
46. shut down
47. System Properties
48. the Control panel
49. the deleted data can be retrieved in the Recycle Bin
50. paper

Enjoy getting your A+

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Toshiba-C655-S5123/16207115

Walmart says: "A nicely affordable, easy-to-use PC for basic productivity at home or in the office, the Toshiba Satellite C655-S5123 gives families, students or small and home-based businesses the essential power and workspace to study, tackle budgets with a handy 10-key pad, keep up on Facebook and Twitter or simply do more at their desk. The bright 15.6" LCD offers a true 16:9 aspect ratio and 720p native high-definition resolution. And thanks to the built-in webcam and Toshiba Face Recognition software on this machine, you’ll enjoy a more convenient way to communicate, log on or share your laptop among the family. Plus, you get plenty of ports and storage to give you the freedom to expand, or hold more files and media. This Satellite comes pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium operating system.
Toshiba 15.6" Satellite C655-S5123 Laptop PC:

Key Features and Benefits:

•Intel Celeron 925 processor
2.3GHz, 3MB L2 Cache

•2GB DDR3 SDRAM system memory (expandable to 4GB)
Gives you the options for surfing, video conferencing, documents, basic photo editing and simple computer tasks

•250GB SATA hard drive
Store 166,000 photos, 71,000 songs or 131 hours of HD video and more

•SuperMulti DVD Burner with Labelflash
Watch movies, and read and write CDs and DVDs in multiple formats

•10/100 Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
Connect to a broadband modem with wired Ethernet or wirelessly connect to a Wi-Fi signal or hotspot with the 802.11b/g/n connection built into your PC

•15.6" TruBrite TFT LCD display
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M with 128MB-829MB of dynamically allocated graphics memory
Additional Features:
•Built-in webcam and microphone
•4-in-1 memory card reader
•2 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x RGB port, 1 x headphone output, 1 x mirophone input, 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet port
•6-cell lithium-ion battery, up to 4 h 23 min battery life
Software:
•Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Edition (To learn more about the features of Windows 7, click here)
•Microsoft Office Starter 2010: Includes reduced functionality versions of Microsoft Word and Excel, with advertising. PowerPoint or Outlook are NOT included. Purchase Office 2010 today and get the most out of your new PC. (To learn more about the features of Office 2010, click here)

•Norton Internet Security 2011 (30-day trial subscription)
•Backup and Restore options built into Windows allows you to create safety copies of your most important personal files, so you’re always prepared for the worst
Support and Warranty:
•1-year standard limited warranty; International Limited Warranty
•Restore discs are no longer included with PCs. We recommend you use the installed software to create your own restore and backup DVD the first week you use the computer.
What’s In The Box:
•Power cord
•6-cell lithium-ion battery
•Quick Start Guide"

Which.. Is pretty much gibberish to me. Here’s what I need the laptop for: I do a lot of drawing and photoediting in Photoshop Elements 8, and I use a Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet to do this. I cannot have this laptop lagging while I do that. I am also a horrendous multitasker, and I will type papers while listening to music and surfing the internet. I play a few computer games here and there, mostly tycoon games and Spore. Those are less important. Last but not least, I need this computer to be able to play video well, even when I’m drawing. DVDs, online streaming, Netflix, youtube, you know. It all has to run smoothly. Will this laptop deliver what I want?
Along with that.. This is going to be a birthday gift from dad. He really really doesn’t want to be spending much more than $350 dollars on it.. Times are challenging, you know?

Well, this is DEFINITELY not the laptop for you. You like to multi-task, and this is a slow single core processor. You are going to do photo editing in a powerful program? With a very low quality integrated graphics card? This will not do what you want, especially with no lag. Try this—>

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Laptop+/+AMD+Turion%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+14%22+Display+/+3GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Biscotti/1623912.p?id=1218273846151&skuId=1623912

This has a decently fast dual-core processor, a nicer graphics card, 3 GB of RAM, and 320GB Hard Drive space. This will get the job done for 30 bucks more. Don’t like this one? E-mail me at monkeychow5@yahoo.com and I find one for you. Just include price please!

This is going to be a very long question, so thank you for reading. I am 19 and I live in England and I was wondering if these qualifications were any good?

The qualifications I gained at school:
* The FA Football Development Programme, Junior Football Organisers Course
* Edexcel, Entry Level Certificate subjects, English Entry Level 3, RE Entry Level 2
* AOA, Entry Level 3 in Science
* OCR, Entry Level 3’s in, Information And Communication Technology, and Physical Education
* Edexcel, GCSE Certificate grade E in Art And Design
* OCR, GCSE Certificate in Mathematics grade G
* Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award
* Trinity College London Bronze Level 1 Award in the Arts

Qualifications gained at college
* FE Level Up Award Bronze
* OCR, National Skills Profile, Retail
* Young Lives, Certificate of Achievment, as a Vinvolved volunteer with the Prince’s Trust Team
* OCR, Level 1 Certificate in Adult Numeracy
* City & Guilds, Certificate of unit credit towards Personal Development and contributing to the community, Entry 3 planning for prpgression, Entry 3 Community project, Level 1 Career planning and making applications, Level 1 Supporting others, Level 1 Work- based experience
* College course learner of the month award
* City & Guilds Level 1 Certificate in Adult Literacy
* City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate in Adult Literacy
* Edexcel, Certificate of unit achievment, Level 1’s in Applying for a job, Preparing for an interview and Interview skills
* Nocn, Credit/s Awarded, Entry Level 3’s in, Developing skills for use and maintaining garden tools, Introduction to propagation of plants, Induction to College, Developing an awareness of soil types, Introduction to garden horticulture, Developing skills for sowing and growing plants.
* City & Guilds, Level 1 iTQ Certificate for IT users
* City & Guilds Certificate of Unit Credit Towards, ITQ for IT Users, Level 1’s in, improving productivity using IT, IT User Fundamentals, Using Email, Using mobile IT devices, and, Presentation software.
City & Guilds Functional skills qualification in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Entry Level 3
* City & Guilds Functional skills qualification in Mathematics at Entry Level 3
* Edexcel BTEC Entry Level 3 in Workskills
* Edexcel Notification of Performance, Entry Level 3’s in Managing Your Own Money, and, Planning An Enterprise Activity

Other certificates and qualifications:
Level 1 in football coaching,
FA Emergency First Aid
FA Safeguarding Children

Sorry for the long question but are these qualifications good for a 19 year old, or are the qualifications low and crap? Am I stupid?

For any one job these days an employer is likely to have at least 200 applicants. The person who does the initial screening will get half way down this list and give up.

My first point is that NO learning is a waste of time or crap and don’t let anyone tell you different. Every item on your list is something learned and knowledge that helps make you a more rounded person.

Are you stupid? We are all stupid in some ways. I have a degree and spent many years in management positions but i have a total blockage when it comes to Geography, so i guess that some one who is very good at Geography might consider me stupid. I am also totally useless at any form of art, i can draw a match stick man but that is about it, so some one good at Art might consider me stupid. I don’t think i am stupid but you obviously know some things i don’t know.

Your qualifications are not high level ones and i am sure you know that. With a list as long as yours if they were high level ones you would be after the prime ministers job ! They are all useful for you to have but a lot of them will not be a big help when looking for a job which is maybe what you wanted to know.

The cantons can choose their taxes within the limits imposed by the federal constitution, and it is this freedom to the municipalities prior consent of the canton. Under Article 35 of LAID (Federal Act on direct taxes of cantons and municipalities 1990) instead, frontier for those taxes of the confederation of cantons and the municipalities are replaced by a single tax at source. It is calculated (according to art. 83 ff of the Federal Law on Direct Federal) taking into account primarily of wages (monthly, for hours, day, piecework, pay for overtime, night work andextra bonuses for productivity), extending to all income from paid employment, including accessories income (as compensation for special benefits, commissions, allowances, seniority premiums, gratuities, bonuses) and benefits in kind (breakfast, lunch, dinner, clothes) (TABLE 6 ) as well as compensation income in connection with the activity dependent (daily allowances such as sickness insurance, maternity and accident and disability pensions, allowances for children of birth). The taxable amount under Article 86 shall apply to the deductionsprovided for in Article 26 of the LIFD on business expenses (are deductible from the taxable a) necessary expenses for meals away fromhome b) expenses necessary for the exercise of the profession) insurance premiums under Article 33paragraph 1 letter d – f – g (insurance payments for disability or old age pension schemes as well as professional; premiums paid for insurance against unemployment and accidents; payments for life insurance, sickness) and are deductible under Article 35 and 36 family burdens.

Under the ruling of January 26, 2010 the Federal Court has recognized borders the right to deduct the costs incurred to reach the workplace. The withholding tax liability, since replaced by the ordinary, ceases if the foreign worker has married. Swiss citizen. For the purposes of taxation and the rate applicable is the determinant of the taxpayer’s personal situation at the time of payment. Responsible for payment of tax at source is the employer (ex art 88) who is required to withhold the tax due at the end of cash benefits, usually monthly. The definitive rate and the related tax actually due at the end of the year are then determined taking into account the total gross income of the year, always by the employer (while ordinarily resident employees for the fiscal period is equal to 2 years).
The tax deduction for higher or lower during the year (within each monthly deduction) must be regulated directly by the employer with the employee by the regularization. The employer must then pay, within the time allowed, the tax authorities of any canton. The revenue is then distributed according to federal regulations between federal government, cantons and municipalities. Employers have at their disposal in addition to reporting software, a counting module with which you can count on the employees in a simple and practical way.

The debtor of the taxable benefit receives, for having contributed to the collection of tax at source, a commission of 2% tax delivered. The debtor of the taxable benefit is obliged to keep for five years the necessary documentation to verify the deduction of tax at source and to present it in the event of any review by the cantonal tax Administration.
If (the employer) fails to comply with tax obligations he is subject to the penalties prescribed by law for the crimes of tax evasion and misappropriation
of tax at source (under Article 186.187 LIFD). Instead it is the taxpayer the burden of giving only the cantonal administration and his employer the information necessary for the collection (ex Article 136 LIFD).
The choice of the rates, must be performed in fact by the information contained in the official questionnaire to be completed by the employee and retained by the employer.
The taxpayer then the worker is jointly and severally liable for determining the tax base, but is not responsible for the repayment of amounts.
The taxpayer or the employer in case of error may challenge the tax deduction at source by requesting a Tax Office’s decision.
The employer has the obligation to return directly to the taxpayer the tax deducted in excess
The tax is progressively, ie the levy is growing at a rate proportional to income.
The amount of tax under 25 francs a month is not met (minimum tax).
I AM AN ITALIAN STUDENT AND MAYBE THERE ARE A LOTS OF MISTAKES!!!! MAY ANYONE HELP ME WITH THE FORM OF THIS ESSAY? YOU HAVE ONLY TO CORRECT THE MISTAKES

I can’t help you but maybe these people can . . .

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Note this is more about creating the social acceptance/propriety/whatever it may be for sending an invoice, not so much as how to write up the document and to put invoice number and date and total on it (I have no problem CREATING an actual invoice at all, it’s devising, situations where sending one is what this is about)

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Bill and Invoice.

Hey I’ve done a LOT of work for free over the past half a decade . Great, some was rewarding, some was bordering tormenting enslavement. I need some resources (how-tos), or tips on a few things for transitioning to only working for pay (as free lance certified productivity/executive coach, webmaster, author, blogger, and voice actor):

People are used to me doing work for free to such an extent that they don’t even acknowledge it as payable work (For which I’m not getting paid). How do I get out of that downward spiral (that at first felt nice and generous and now feels deplorably suffocating and angering and enslaving?)

Mainly, how do I write invoices and bills? I’ve read up and researched this and it sounds as simple as writing a little table of services rendered and cost of those services (and or supplies) with my letterhead, but how do I justify that? Do I say

"well sure I’ll do xyz work and then I’ll send you an invoice?"

I think a problem I have is most all people that interact with me think of it being unheard of to pay me. A lot of what I’ve done has been through barter (me doing services in exchange for some non-monetary thing or situation). that’s fine, but to move forward with some things in life I need to earn a tiny bit of actual financail currency.

I basically feel I could send over two dozen invoices to people and they’d be like "what the hell is this, he didn’t do that, or I never agreed to pay for that, or whatever".

I don’t have a set business area because most all of the time I go to the client or we meet wherever. If someone goes into a barbershop (for exmaple) the cost and paying is implied.

I mean I talked with this free-lance carpenter who did projects for people and his deal (although differnet work) with invoices would be similar. HE fixed three doors and said he’d bill the people $40 per door. While I saw how he fixed them and probably wouldn’t have charged anything if I had done that work, it was a valid exchange because the people wouldn’t have fixed them. I mean it seems like set price would have ot be pre-determined but I know it’s NOT.

I know people just call up this carpenter are like "send us the bill. 3 doors need to be fixed" and then he just literally makes up the price. How does the payer (recieving the invoice) feel like someone just made up a price (which almost always is the case, for services)??

I’ve NEVER financailly billed someone for my work, so I feel really odd doing so. What protocols does one need to have so that an invoice is expected by the person and they approve: "Oh yeah, that’s the cost…*pay*" for services.

I need to figure this out fast! Because aside from old-fashiond salary employment and other software-related projects, I’m starving! (slightly joking exaggerating about the starving, but also very serious and true in a way).

Because of my total lack of comfort sending invoices/bills I might be moving away from service-based work, toward products.

I honestly don’t think I’ll ever feel comfortable sending an invoice for services. It’s like I’m not built for that or something. Also like, possibly, I wouldn’t like receiving one (lol) so uncertain about delivering one or w/e.

The most non-confrontational way to do this is to Announce to these people that you’ve decide to start your own business doing this. You’ve been doing it for years, you’re very good at it and you want to see if you can make a go as an independent. Ask them for referrals or advice on what they think you could charge. You’ll be surprised what a sideways approach can do for you.

Good Luck

I’m about to pay $1,270.98 for the laptop. Is this a good price and i don’t mind any other suggestions u have because i havnt actually purchased it yet, but here are the specs:

XPS 17 XPS 17 SMX17HN Operating System Genuine Windows® Home Premium, 64-Bit, English Processor 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2410M processor 2.30 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz I52410M
Memory 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory 8G2D133
Keyboard Standard Keyboard – English STKYBDE
LCD 17.3" HD+ (900p) LED Display with 2.0MP HD Webcam 900HD
Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M 3GB graphics with Optimus
Hard Drive 750GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
Color Elemental Silver Aluminum ALUMLAN
Integrated Network Adapter Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card INTNIC
Adobe Reader Adobe® Acrobat® Reader ADOBER
CD ROM/DVD ROM 8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) DVDRW
Sound JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3
Wireless Plus Bluetooth Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6230 and Bluetooth 3.0
Office productivity software (Pre-Installed) Microsoft® Office Home and Business 2010
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Days Trial
Battery 90 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Support Services 3 Year Good Service Package
Data Safe DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
Mobile Broadband No Mobile Broad Band Selected
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for PC

its dell its fast its awesome its sexy its what ever you want it i say go for it the laptop will go for 5 years atleast

Hi
Can anyone help me correcting the grammar and making this paragraph more concise?
thanks. actually this is about my cover letter which i started to write.

"The described scope of Research fields is very interesting to me. Being a citizen of an under develop country I can see a big potential of such applications, in our society. Especially in the field of Agriculture, I have recently discussed few areas with NGOA where we can focus and utilize our research to save cultivated land and underwater reservoirs. Deploying such cheap and long lasting solutions or in some places Fertilizer based solutions will definitely contribute to increase the productivity of land which will lead to lower prices and High quality food products. Hope if I got this position we will go further to discuss and explore even more real life implementation of academic research in the field of Agriculture. I have gained a verity of software and Hardware knowledge and experience which enables me to pursue my PhD studies in Agriculture Engineering and use these tools to overcome the challenges in the way of development."

"The described scope of research fields is very interesting to me. Being a citizen of an underdeveloped country, I can see a big potential for such applications in our society, especially in the field of agriculture, I have recently discussed with NGOA a few areas where we can focus and utilize our research to save cultivated land and underwater reservoirs. Such cheap and long-lasting solutions, or in some cases fertilizer-based solutions, will definitely increase land productivity and lead to lower prices for high quality food products.

I would hope if I got this position we would be able to discuss and explore further real-life implementations of academic research. I have a variety of software and hardware knowledge and experience which will enable me to pursue my PhD studies in Agricultural Engineering and help meet the challenges in this field."

It might be a little too long for a single paragraph, so I have shown it split into two.

1.Which of these is NOT a good example of an outcome-based goal?
a.Marriott Hotels use their Guest Service Index to assess performance of employees.
b.A college faculty senate agrees to meet every month instead of once a semester.
c.Notre Dame hockey players increased legal body checking by 141% over a 2 year period.
d.FedEx employees evaluate the effectiveness of their managers.
e.A military general asks, "When would we declare victory?"

2.A recent study of team member perceptions reported that men were most comfortable when:
a.communication activities are clearly valued.
b.the individual roles of team members were well-defined.
c.rewards were team-based.
d.collective, team-based evaluation was utilized.
e.team objectives remain flexible and changeable.

3.Which of these is NOT a KSA requirement for teamwork?
a.Conflict resolution
b.Direct decision-making
c.Communication
d.Goal setting and performance management
e.Planning and task coordination

4.Which of these is NOT a myth of teamwork?
a.Teams are always the answer.
b.The key to team performance is cohesion.
c.The team leader is the primary determinant of team performance.
d.The best individual performers will create the highest performing team.
e.The highest performing teams may not have the overall highest level of individual talent.

5.Is virtual team management different from traditional team management?
a.Yes. People work in remote locations and have no sense of mutual accountability for team outcomes.
b.No. The five fundamental disciplines of high term performance remain the same.
c.Yes. Because virtual teams accommodate personal lives, no team norms are established.
d.No. Goals and roles remain the only important parts of team management.
e.Yes. There is no emotion, no enthusiasm or eagerness in a virtual team.

6._______ talk to establish rapport. _______ talk to report.
a.Traditionalists, Millenials
b.High long-term orientation people, Low power distance people
c.Women, Men
d.Xers, Boomers
e.High achievement, Millenials

7.Denton wants to build team cohesion to improve team performance. Which one of these activities would NOT be a good suggestion?
a.Schedule nontask time together.
b.Get agreement on group work goals.
c.Reduce contact with other groups.
d.Focus attention on competition within members of the group.
e.Create a sense of performance "crisis."

8.Which of these is an outcome-based goal?
a.Save money through reducing patient days.
b.Re-engineer the new software license process.
c.Win three new accounts in the next quarter.
d.Make this company a better place to work.
e.Build a culture of innovation and new product development.

9.Which of these should be the last step in dealing with a free rider?
a.Talk to the person about the lack of contribution to the team.
b.Clearly state the problem in behavioral terms.
c.Make sure you have enough and accurate information.
d.Set norms and standards for contributions to the team.
e.Make sure you have legitimate right to give feedback about the person’s performance.

10.Which one of these is NOT a characteristic of people working in cohesive, as opposed to noncohesive, groups?
a.They are less likely to be absent.
b.Their shared norms are directed toward high productivity.
c.They are more upset about failures.
d.They are happier about group successes.
e.The tend to be more energetic.

11.Compromise is NOT an appropriate conflict management strategy when:
a.the conflict involves scarce resources that cannot be expanded.
b.both parties consider the relationship and the outcome so important that they must work together to maximize both.
c.the conflict has significant role factors.
d.it will produce a temporary solution so that interim action can be taken while the problem is studied further.
e.attempts at collaboration or competition are unsuccessful.

12.Which of these is NOT a benefit of the collaborative conflict management style?
a.It takes relationships into account.
b.It saves time.
c.There is a commitment to reach a solution under which everyone benefits.
d.Perspectives from different groups can be merged.
e.People feel committed to the agreed upon solution.

13.Which of these is NOT a situational consideration when choosing a conflict management style?
a.Issue importance
b.Mood
c.Relationship importance
d.Relative power
e.Time constraints

14.Several days into a complex negotiation process, Max says, "If we add 50% to the per diem rate for your contractors, can you put 2 more of your best people on the job?" What negotiation strategy did Max use?
a.Mixed signal
b.BATNA
c.Hypothetical
d.Dummy
e.Loser

A
B
D
E
C
C
D
A
B
A
E
D