The book by Seth Godin discussed at the beginning of the chapter describes a unique approach to visualizing competitive advantage. What is its title analogy?

A) Pink Hearts
B) Purple Cows
C) Yellow Dogs
D) Red Ryders

_____ simulation is a statistical model used on projects, which simulates a possible range of outcomes by trying many different combinations of risks based on their likelihood.

A) Discrete-event
B) Monte Carlo
C) Deterministic modeling
D) Mixed-mode
E) Parallel

Labeling behavior as desirable or undesirable may be somewhat subjective and depends on the value systems of the organization (most often represented by an employee's manager)and the employee exhibiting the behavior.

If the slope of a straight line is -2. and if X (the variable on the horizontal axis) decreases by 8, then Y (the variable on the vertical axis) will

A) increase by 4.
B) decrease by 4.
C) increase by 16.
D) decrease by 16.

An interest allowance in sharing partnership net income (or net loss) is related to the amount of partners' invested capital during the period.

Discuss three techniques that an organization can use to improve communication.