If an Article Is Peer-Reviewed, It Means That It

question 45

Multiple Choice

If an article is peer-reviewed, it means that it

• A) has been evaluated by experts in the topic it discusses.
• B) is likely to provide information that is unreliable.
• C) was added to the online card catalog by a professional librarian.
• D) appears in a popular magazine.

Understand strategies for delivering negative news in a positive manner.

Understand the importance of perceived fairness and actual fairness in workplace communication.

Identify and apply strategies for becoming more sensitive to audience needs.

Recognize characteristics such as objectivity that facilitate consideration of all sides of an issue.

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Definitions:

Machine Hours

A measure of production time, calculated as the total hours that machinery is operated over a specific period.

Contribution Margin

The amount remaining from sales revenue after variable costs have been deducted, indicating the contribution of sales to covering fixed expenses.

Machine Hours

A measure of the amount of time a machine is operated, used as a basis for allocating manufacturing overhead to products.

Theory of Constraints

A management paradigm that focuses on identifying and addressing the most significant limiting factor (constraint) that hinders achieving a goal, and systematically improving that constraint until it is no longer the limiting factor.