Andre cesar is completing his degree at research university. he has conducted some successful and exciting research in the laboratory of dr. ellen zinderoff. dr. zinderoff’s project was supported in part by a research contract with innovations, inc. dr. zinderoff and the members of her laboratory developed new, rapid, accurate assays that can be adapted to kits for direct sale to the public. innovations, inc., is considering developing and marketing these kits but has not made a definite decision. leaper enterprises offers andre a position in a new unit of the company to apply his training to develop kits based on the technology that he learned and develop in dr. zinderoff’s laboratory. discuss any conflict that andre may have in accepting a position in a company that competes with dr. zinderoff’s sponsor. how is the situation altered if andre was paid or not paid by funds from innovations, inc., while a student?

Which of the following statements is correct? large corporations are taxed more favorably than sole proprietorships. corporate stockholders are exposed to unlimited liability. due to limited liability, unlimited lives, and ease of ownership transfer, the vast majority of u.s. businesses (in terms of number of businesses) are organized as corporations. most businesses (by number and total dollar sales) are organized as partnerships or proprietorships because it is easier to set up and operate in one of these forms rather than as a corporation. however, if the business gets very large, it becomes advantageous to convert to a corporation, mainly because corporations have important tax advantages over proprietorships and partnerships. most business (measured by dollar sales) is conducted by corporations in spite of large corporations’ often less favorable tax treatment, due to legal considerations related to ownership transfers and limited liability.

Which of the following best describes the advantage of living in a suburban area? a. suburbs give people access to city jobs along with more living space. b. suburbs give people easy access to cultural attractions and high-paying jobs. c. suburbs have the widest availability of low-cost housing of any living area. d. suburbs have the lowest population density of any living area.

Burnley and co., a graphic design firm, has offices in new york, texas, california, new mexico, and new jersey. each of these offices is headed by a president who reports directly to emma burnley, the ceo. the heads of the centralized hr, finance, and marketing teams report to emma burnley as well. managers in the various offices also report to the ceo directly. based on this information, which of the following statements is most likely to be true? a) emma burnley has a wide span of control. b) burnley and co. has a tall hierarchical structure. c) emma burnley is underworked. d) burnley and co. is a mechanistic organization.