Lyle Has Been Hired as the First Director of Training

question 28

Multiple Choice

Lyle has been hired as the first director of training at SISI,Inc.Lyle has been spending his first few weeks meeting with operating managers and learning the business at SISI.Lyle has told the managers he wants to partner with them to help solve their problems.Lyle

• A) probably believes that training can solve most organizational problems.
• B) is displaying a strategic training mindset.
• C) is taking a tactical approach to training.
• D) is focusing on knowledge management.

Understand the relationship between isocost lines and isoquants in optimizing production.

Identify the factors that cause shifts in isocost lines.

Understand how to interpret isocost lines in relation to the firm's costs of capital and labor.

Grasp the concept of optimal combination of capital and labor for a firm.

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