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United bought Continental airline in 2010.  Reasons for doing this included: removing a competitor from the marketplace, increasing bargaining power with suppliers, and gaining economies of scale. 

Why is it important for managers to know what stage the industry life-cycle is in? 

The company Dirt Cheap is competing on a low-cost strategy.  The company would best be able to execute this strategy using a functional organizational structure. 

Degenerative joint disease or osteoarthritis at the spine is also referred to as 

In the late 1980’s Mobil Oil company bought the department store chain Montgomery Ward.  A few years later the board of directors and top executives of Mobil realized they made a mistake and sold off the department store chain for a huge loss.  This is an example of a company engaging in restructuring.

Innovation can both create and destroy value. 

Madelyn Prime, LPTA, has instructed a patient, Beth Allen, in upper extremity core integration with a dowel and notices that Beth’s shoulders are uneven and with palpation noted that the rib cages are at different heights. This is a presentation of

You are treating a 66 year old patient with spondylolysis.  She is developing an exercise program for her patient. Which of the following exercises would be INAPPROPRIATE for your patient?

Match the phase of protection with the correct description.

To treat acute torticollis, the hanging head method is a simple and effective method for treating acute pain. This method positions the patient supine on a head-down tilt table at about 20 degrees. This position is maintained for ~5-10 minutes and provides a gentle traction force. What muscle is allowed to be gently stretched and relaxed?