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The fork on the right is considered an invention.  

When a manufacturer sells to an end user, there are _________  middle men involved.

Mark Zuckerburg possesses all of the entrepreneurial characteristics discussed in class.

Your friend works for a local non-profit that distributes meals to the elderly. Though your friend makes only $25K annually, he finds the work satisfying and enjoys working with the clients more than he enjoys bringing home a large paycheck. If you were conducting job rewards analysis for your friend, you would he emphasizes ___________.

__________ is a measure of workforce efficiency calculated by dividing the headcount or cost of direct labor by the headcount or cost of indirect labor.

After forecasting the firm’s labor demand and supply, what is the next step in the workforce planning process?

As part of the staffing planning process, ____________  represent the proportion of applicants moving from one stage of the hiring process to the next.

Technology can help calculate adverse impact statistics such as _________ statistics that compare the percentage of applicants hired from different subgroups to determine if they are significantly different form each other.

Your company is conducting a job analysis by identifying extremely effective and ineffective behaviors. In particular, you are trying to identify the circumstances that led to the event, the action taken by the worker, and the consequences of the action that was taken. What common job analysis method is your organization using?

One strategic staffing decision that any organization must make is the extent to which the workforce will be ___________, or comprised of flexible workers who are employed for shorter periods as needed.