JB Hunt Transportation Sells Its Delivery Service Across the United

question 32

Multiple Choice

J.B. Hunt Transportation sells its delivery service across the United States. The trucking firm is using IBM-designed on-board computers in its trucks so its drivers can send and receive messages, and store information about their loads, including estimated time of arrival. The system also allows the home office to monitor driving speed and engine information. J.B. Hunt is using technology to:

• A)increase its efficiency.
• B)increase its economies of scale.
• C)decrease its need for credible commitment.
• D)decrease its mutual dependency.
• E)do all of the above

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Definitions:

Middle-Born Children

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Narcissistic

Pertaining to narcissism, a personality trait characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance, need for admiration, and lack of empathy for others.

Rank-Order Consistency

The principle that individuals maintain the relative ordering of their personality traits or behavior compared to others across time or situations.

Mean-Level Change

A statistical term describing the change in the average score of a population on a certain measure over time.