Rene is writing a report on the company's IT staff and its response time to submitted trouble tickets. He makes an appointment to observe the IT staff and collect data for his report. He decides to observe the group once for 90 minutes to collect his data. What would make his observation time more effective?
Conducting multiple 60-minute observations at different times
Conducting a single 3-hour observation
Conducting a single 30-minute observation
Conducting multiple 60-minute observations at different times
Rather than conducting a single observation for a longer or shorter time, conducting 60-minute observations at different times would provide a fuller picture. The observer does not have adequate time to conduct a thorough observation in 30 minutes. A long 3-hour observation would not be as effective as multiple 60-minute observations because the observer would not get a broader sense of how the staff works at different times and he or she might experience fatigue.
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Irene is a representative of Baroque Minerals, Inc., a publicly traded mining company. Irene states publicly that Baroque has discovered a significant deposit of a rare mineral in China, which promises to substantially increase the long-term revenue of the company. Unbeknownst to Irene, an unexpected earthquake that same day destroys the mine in China and blocks access to the rare mineral for years to come. The company's stock drops as a result. Baroque Minerals will likely be:
a. liable under SEC Rule 10b-5. b. not liable under SEC Rule 10b-5, because Irene did not make a material misrepresentation. c. not liable under SEC Rule 10b-5, because Irene did not have a wrongful state of mind. d. not liable under SEC Rule 10b-5, because Irene because of the natural exigency defense to such claims.
________ includes all the activities required to select a systems analysis team, assign members of the team to appropriate projects, estimate time required to complete each task, and schedule the project so that tasks are completed in a timely
fashion. A) Planning B) Designing C) Estimating D) Scheduling