"Pork-barrel" legislation that contains funding for hundreds of earmarks throughout numerous states often reflects

A) the paradox of voting.
B) logrolling.
C) the benefits-received principle.
D) adverse selection.

How would you rate your emotional intelligence? Identify your two strongest emotional competencies and describe how they help you succeed. Then identify your two weakest emotional competencies and describe what you can do to make them stronger.

Employees, but not managers, underestimate the importance of pay as a motivator.

A _____ is an examination of the human resource policies, practices, and systems of a firm (or division) to eliminate deficiencies and improve ways to achieve goals.

A) human resource audit
B) differentiation strategy
C) cost leadership strategy
D) mission statement
E) demographic change

Which of the following is NOT a type of empowerment program?

A) self-managed team
B) democratic structure
C) employee ownership of company
D) centralized leadership

A monopolistically competitive industry is like a purely competitive industry in that

A) each firm produces a standardized product.
B) nonprice competition is a feature in both industries.
C) neither industry has significant barriers to entry.
D) firms in both industries face a horizontal demand curve.

The development of self-esteem depends on a series of experiences that include the opportunity to achieve goals,meet expectations,and develop a clear sense of being valued by others.This would be an example of ____ as an influence on personality.

A) family
B) subculture
C) life experiences
D) culture