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Edit the following excerpt for AP style, grammar, spelling, quoting and conciseness. There are over 20 edits to be made. This is a fictitious story FYI. (10 pts). If it shows you used AI to edit this, you will earn a 0 for the entire exam.  On Wed., Jun. 11th, 2025, a shooter had opened fire at The University of Kansas, killing 3 and wounding a 4th. At 11:45 AM in the morning, shots were heard in UNKs Marshall Business School. Students and staff barricade themselves in classrooms and dorms. Police swarmed the campus and forty-minutes after the first report of an active shooter came through authorities gave the all-clear. The shooter, Business Prof. Arwin Politka, 67-years old, was engaged and killed by authorities. According to police Arwin had a list of targets and more than one hundred fifty rounds of ammunition. “It’s the moment you call your parents and tell them you love them” says Johan Farker, a 21 year old Journalism student.

12. When David is involved in strategic planning and development activities at ABC Products, it describes which of her managerial responsibilities?

16. _________ skills involve the ability to work with people and understand employee motivation and group processes.

11. Some form of management is in virtually all ______-seeking organizations.

7. On a Global Competitiveness Index, which country ranks on the top in 2024?

13. At Brickyard Tools, one of Joshua’s key responsibilities is to evaluate and take corrective action concerning the allocation and use of human, financial, and material resources. This describes which of Joshua’s managerial responsibilities?

2. Work serves all of these functions EXCEPT:

17. Generally, ____ require more technical skills and fewer conceptual skills.

8. _______ is a term often used to describe comprehensive efforts to monitor and improve all aspects of quality within a firm.

3. A fundamental challenge facing managers is how to achieve _________ goals while simultaneously providing for employee welfare and satisfaction.