One reason retailers are reluctant to use distribution centers is that retail store space is typically much less expensive than space at a distribution center, so it is more cost-effective to store merchandise and get it ready for sale at the retail store rather than at a distribution center.

The ______ suggests that when teams first come together, they tend to perform at a low level for a period of time that is more or less equal to half the time until the deadline or due date.

A) punctuated equilibrium model
B) stages of group development
C) decentralization model
D) expectancy theory

In which of the following situations is groupthink most likely to occur?

A) when members indulge in criticism of their own work
B) when members thoroughly consider alternatives
C) when members accept consensus prematurely
D) when members are skeptical of inherent group morality
E) when members communicate personal concerns to the whole team

Because the courts have defined interstate commerce broadly, arbitration agreements only slightly connected to interstate commerce may be enforced.

What type of agreement do contracting parties have when the goods are delivered to a buyer via a common carrier,such as a trucking line?

A) A simple delivery contract
B) A common-carrier delivery contract
C) A goods-in-bailment contract
D) A consignment contract
E) A subrogation contract

The steps in the reinforcement process are sometimes referred to as the ABC's of behavior.