Store #34 of CDA Hardware Associates Has Had Below Average

question 185

Essay

Store #34 of CDA Hardware Associates has had below average sales over the past few years. As head of franchise operations, you are concerned with the continued low sales volume. The store manager wants you to diagnose the problem and recommend possible causes. Use the MARS model of individual behaviour and performance to provide four different types of reasons why employees at Store #34 might be performing below average. Provide one example for each type of explanation.

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Definitions:

Myelin

A fatty substance that surrounds and insulates the axons of some neurons, enhancing the speed and efficiency of electrical signal transmission.

Receptor Sites

Specific locations on the surface of a cell or within a cell that are sensitive to certain chemicals, hormones, or neurotransmitters.

Neurotransmitters

Chemicals that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another in the brain and nervous system.

Dendrites

Branch-like extensions of neurons that receive signals from other neurons and are crucial for neural communication.