Laura and Marie Own and Operate a Small Restaurant

question 56

Multiple Choice

Laura and Marie own and operate a small restaurant. On a weekly basis, they go to their local Sam's Wholesale Club to purchase the food items and cleaning supplies they need for their business. With the exception of the volume they purchase and the items' intended use, this grocery shopping trip is identical to a weekly trip by their families to a grocery store. Sam's is serving as a ____ wholesaler for these entrepreneurs.

• A) general-line
• B) specialty-line
• C) full-service merchant
• D) truck
• E) cash-and-carry

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Definitions:

Organizational Influence

The capability of individuals or groups within an organization to affect or shape decision-making, behaviors, and the organizational culture.

Informal Groups

Groups that form naturally within the workplace based on personal relationships and common interests rather than structured, formal organization.

Undesirable Power

A form of authority or influence that is viewed negatively by those who are affected by it, often because it is exercised in a harmful or unjust way.

Individual Performance

The level of productivity or quality of work produced by a single employee.