Please Consider These Independent Cases as You Respond to the Question

question 24

Multiple Choice

Please consider these independent cases as you respond to the question: • Austin is the managing partner of a small CPA firm.In an effort to standardize certain internal business processes, Austin formed a team that developed a set of guidelines for tasks such as expense reimbursements and information technology purchases.After developing the guidelines, the team devised ways to determine if the processes are performing as expected.• Julie is the chief financial officer of PSC Corporation.She recently worked with a team to develop a broad set of principles that should characterize PSC's business processes.The team has applied those principles to some tasks in the accounting department; their next task is to teach other PSC employees about the principles.• Rob is an accountant at CTR Company.The owners of CTR, Lynn and Mark, don't know much about accounting, so Rob completes accounting tasks in whatever way seems best to him.For Rob to move his company's business processes forward one level in the capability maturity model, he should:

• A)Ask Lynn and Mark to get some accounting training.
• B)Repeat each process at least five times.
• C)List the major processes and establish a timeline with goals for each one.
• D)All of these.

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Definitions:

Human Sexual Response

A series of physiological and psychological changes that occur in the body as a result of sexual stimulation.

Alfred Kinsey

An American biologist and sexologist who is known for his research on human sexual behavior, notably through the publication of the Kinsey Reports.

William Masters

A pioneering researcher in the field of human sexuality, best known for his work with Virginia Johnson and their development of the sexual response cycle.

Refractory Period

A period immediately following stimulation during which a nerve or muscle is unresponsive to further stimulation.