Being unduly critical of an employee's work during a performance appraisal is known as ________

The purchasing team examined all of its purchasing patterns in order to identify any irregularities or possible areas of cost savings in a little scheme the team liked to call:

A) internal auditing. B) purchase consolidation. C) spend analysis. D) cooking the books.

Freedom hires a production consultant to help make the decision regarding which overseas supplier to use. The consultant takes an activist perspective on the issue

Which of the following would the activist most likely recommend regarding the vendor in question? A) Freedom should avoid partnering with suppliers and should make its own products. B) Freedom should avoid taking investigative action, which would be time-consuming. C) Freedom should move ahead with the contract, based on price and efficiency alone. D) Freedom should monitor the vendor's workplace conditions before making a decision.