Pension funds tend to invest in short-term aggressive assets

All of the following steps should be taken before a firm's subject matter expert is interviewed by a reporter EXCEPT ________

A) communicating with the reporter before the interview B) keeping the interviewee fresh by avoiding practice interviews C) investigating the reporter's style and particular media outlet D) working with the reporter to clarify the goals of the interview E) preparing the interviewee with accurate facts and statistics

If a supervisor wants to gain credibility for his idea to shift work hours to an earlier time in order to increase productivity, it would be BEST for him to ________

A) form coalitions with other powerful managers even though they often act questionably B) prevent formal discussion of any issues that do not support his view C) bring in an outside expert to back up his ideas D) use punishment or rewards to garner support for his ideas