A Busy Owner-Manager Is Trying to Cope with the Problem

question 85

Multiple Choice

A busy owner-manager is trying to cope with the problem of excessive time pressure that requires her to work 60 to 70 hours per week. She should realize that this work schedule is

• A) light, because 50 percent or more of all owner-managers work 80 hours or more per week.
• B) fairly typical, because many owner-managers work this amount or more each week.
• C) heavy, because more than one-half of all owner-managers work a normal 40 to 45 hour week.
• D) unusually heavy, because most owner-entrepreneurs function as idea people, leaving the details to others and working only 20 to 30 hours per week on average.

Grasp the key aspects of consolidating financial statements for international operations.

Understand the appropriate use of indirect and direct strategies in refusal and bad-news messages.

Recognize the importance of buffers and their role in softening the impact of bad news.

Identify professional and ethical communication practices in delivering bad news.

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