Sheila owned an old roadside building that she believed could be easily converted into an antique shop. she talked to her friend barbara, an antique fancier, and they executed the following written agreement:
(a) sheila would supply the building, all utilities, and $100,000 capital for purchasing antiques.
(b) barbara would supply $30,000 for purchasing antiques, sheila to repay her when the business terminated.
(c) barbara would manage the shop, make all purchases, and receive a salary of $500 per week plus 5 percent of the gross receipts.
(d) fifty percent of the net profits would go into the purchase of new stock. the balance of the net profits would go to sheila.
(e) the business would operate under the name "roadside antiques."
business went poorly, and after one year a debt of $40,000 is owed to old fashioned, inc., the principal supplier of antiques purchased by barbara in the name of roadside antiques. old fashioned sues roadside antiques, and sheila and barbara as partners. decision?

When paul o’neill joined alcoa as ceo, he set a , that there would be zero workplace accidents. a lot of people in the organization thought this was impossible given how dangerous some aluminum-manufacturing jobs are, but alcoa’s safety record improved tremendously. as the board of governors of the american red cross considers planning, one option is to make strategic plans and then direct managers to align tactical and operational plans accordingly. another option is to have planning specialists managers across the organization make their own plans. why might this organization’s executives opt for the latter approach? check all that apply. (a) the environment is a dynamic one, and department and frontline managers can come up with more responsive plans than can central leadership. (b)resources will be better coordinated across the organization in support of the overall strategy.(c) senior leadership will have more control over the organization’s direction. (d)when managers come up with their own plans, they are likely to be more committed to following through on them.