Merging Two Workplace Cultures Is Difficult

question 39

Multiple Choice

Merging two workplace cultures is difficult.What is it called when one company absorbs the other?

• A)cultural integration
• B)cultural pluralism
• C)cultural assimilation
• D)cultural transformation

Grasp the importance of inventory management and the impact of the supply chain on a firm's cost strategy.

Recognize the relevance of supply-chain management in service firms and the implications for outsourcing and offshoring.

Appreciate the ethical considerations and challenges in supply-chain management, particularly in a global context.

Determine how technology and innovation influence supply-chain efficiency and competitive advantage.

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Definitions:

Profit-maximizing

A process or strategy that firms employ to determine the price and output level that leads to the highest profit.

Short Run

A period during which at least one factor of production is fixed and cannot be changed, influencing a firm's capacity to alter production levels.

Marginal Cost

The expense associated with manufacturing an additional unit of a product or service.

Perfectly Competitive Firm

A business operating in a market where it has no power to influence the price of its product; it is a price taker.