In the context of hrm functions, the activities of performance management include: a. identifying applicants with the necessary knowledge and abilities that will an organization achieve its goals. b. making a planned effort to enable employees to learn job-related knowledge, skills, and behavior. c. specifying the tasks and outcomes of a job that contribute to an organization’s success. d. acquiring knowledge and skills that improve employees’ ability to meet the challenges of a variety of new or existing jobs. e. seeking applicants for potential employment.

Suppose the marginal damage and marginal benefit curves in a polluted neighborhood are md = p/3 and mb = 4 – p. also, suppose that transactions costs are low, so that the consumers and the firm can bargain. we saw that in this case, the socially-optimal level of pollution is achieved. start by computing the socially-optimal p. then, for each of the following cases, compute the amount of money transferred through the bargaining process, and indicate who pays whom (i.e., whether consumers pay the firm, or vice versa). also, compute the gains to each party relative to the status quo (i.e., the starting point of the bargaining process).a)consumers have the right to clean air; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.b)consumers have the right to clean air; consumers are dominant in the bargaining process.c)firm has the right to pollute; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.d)firm has the right to pollute; consumers are dominant in the bargaining proces