Vincenza Is an Accountant Whose Client List Includes an Array

question 10

Multiple Choice

Vincenza is an accountant whose client list includes an array of Fortune 500 companies. She has developed algorithms that have saved her clients millions of dollars, and as many satisfied customers have said, her solutions are often unexpected, but always legal and always effective. Yet Vincenza says that the real star in her family is her younger sister Siena, whose poetry has been published in a number of journals. Siena's poetry does not pay the bills, but it did get her noticed by a major publisher, who employed her to work in their mail room-a job that has given Siena the opportunity to meet a number of famous authors. In terms of organizational behavior, the best way to describe the difference between Vincenza's and Siena's jobs is to say that Vincenza's job ________ than Siena's.

• A) is much more involved in creative task performance
• B) requires a good deal more education
• C) has more to do with routine tasks
• D) involves much less creativity
• E) pays much more

Describe factors influencing organizational performance and structure.

Distinguish between various forms of collectivities and their characteristics.

Explore changes in class and gender inequality in different societal stages.

Understand the concept of human evolution and its stages.

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