SCENARIO 18-12 The Marketing Manager for a Nationally Franchised Lawn Service Company

question 114

Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 18-12
The marketing manager for a nationally franchised lawn service company would like to study the characteristics that differentiate home owners who do and do not have a lawn service. A random sample of 30 home owners located in a suburban area near a large city was selected; 15 did not have a lawn service (code 0) and 15 had a lawn service (code 1) . Additional information available concerning these 30 home owners includes family income (Income, in thousands of dollars) , lawn size (Lawn Size, in thousands of square feet) , attitude toward outdoor recreational activities (Attitude 0 = unfavorable, 1 = favorable) , number of teenagers in the household (Teenager) , and age of the head of the household (Age) . The Minitab output is given below:

-Referring to Scenario 18-10 Model 1,which of the following is a correct statement?

• A)49.49% of the total variation in the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff can be explained by the age of the worker,the number of years of education received,the number of years at the previous job,marital status,whether the worker is the head of household and whether the worker is a manager.
• B)49.49% of the total variation in the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff can be explained by the age of the worker,the number of years of education received,the number of years at the previous job,marital status,whether the worker is the head of household and whether the worker is a manager after adjusting for the number of predictors and sample size.
• C)49.49% of the total variation in the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff can be explained by the age of the worker,the number of years of education received,the number of years at the previous job,marital status,whether the worker is the head of household and whether the worker is a manager after adjusting for the level of significance
• D)49.49% of the total variation in the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff can be explained by the age of the worker,the number of years of education received,the number of years at the previous job,marital status,whether the worker is the head of household and whether the worker is a manager holding constant the effect of all the independent variables.

Understand the concept of managers acting as 'linking pins' within organizational structures.

Identify the characteristics and functions of cross-functional teams, including their advantages and limitations.

Recognize the importance of managers in facilitating team performance and the different stages of team development.

Define and differentiate between virtual teams and their operational dynamics compared to traditional teams.

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