At Ace Sales, the CEO and HR director are line managers, and the special adviser is an example of a staff position.

A penetration strategy tends to be effective in a price-sensitive market. Thus, one of the purposes of penetration pricing is to do which of the following?

a. recoup product development costs quickly b. discourage competitors from entering the market c. produce a large margin of profit per unit d. attract the price-insensitive buyer who demands the latest in technology

RST is a small software firm that operates using the very latest technology. As a result, the employee skill sets required change rapidly

The skill sets of employees who have been with the company for several years are found to be inferior to those of new hires, and the company has realized that fresh graduates are often better qualified to handle the projects. The firm's resources are limited and it needs to spend as little as possible on the staffing function, reserving most of its capital for project-specific investments. Which of the following staffing goals would be most suited to the company's needs? A) Recruiting semi-skilled workers from nontraditional sources and training them. B) Reducing the employee turnover rate. C) Hiring employees every two years on a contract basis. D) Hiring employees whose skills can be developed over the long term.