In functional benchmarking, a company focuses its benchmarking efforts on a single function to improve the operation of that function

There are two open seats on the board of directors. If two separate votes occur to elect the new directors, the firm is using a type of voting that is best described as _____ voting.

A. simultaneous B. straight C. proxy D. cumulative E. sequential

Imagine that an employee is fired for committing an illegal act. The employer accurately explains the cause for the firing in an e-mail message. The court agrees the content of the e-mail is true; yet, it rules that the employee was libeled

Which longstanding belief would this ruling challenge? A) Written statements about people on behalf of the client are private. B) E-mail is an all-powerful communications vehicle. C) The employer must have acted with actual malice. D) Truth is a defense against libel.