"you are a sales manager. one of your salespeople is named reggie. he has 10 years of experience and appears to be very capable. he rarely calls you, and sales in his district are always good. you know sales lacks routine and one could say the tasks change from day to day. what type of management involvement does reggie need? "

The new york times (nov. 30, 1993) reported that “the inability of opec to agree last week to cut production has sent the oil market into turmoil . . [leading to] the lowest price for domestic crude oil since june 1990.” why were the members of opec trying to agree to cut production? so they could save more oil for future consumption so they could lower the price so they could raise the price why do you suppose opec was unable to agree on cutting production? because each country has a different production capacity because each country experiences different production costs because each country has an incentive to cheat on any agreement the newspaper also noted opec’s view “that producing nations outside the organization, like norway and britain, should do their share and cut production.” what does the phrase “do their share” suggest about opec’s desired relationship with norway and britain? opec would like norway and britain to keep their production levels high. opec would like norway and britain to act competitively. opec would like norway and britain to join the cartel.

Let's consider a hypothetical airline, mudlarks airlines. on one of its flights, precious records show that about 15% of people who had tickets for the flights did not take the flight. there are 120 seats on the plane. 1. how many tickets should mudlarks airlines sell for this flight? 2. as an added consideration, suppose that tickets on this flight cost a flat rate of $250. in addition, mudlarks airlines must give any traveler who purchased a seat for the flight, but who cannot travel due to overbooking, a $400 certificate for their trouble. does this change your answer in question one? now, suppose that mudlarks airlines forms a partnership itch another airline, puffin air. their agreement allocates 100 seats on the flight to mudlarks airlines and another 20 seats to puffin air. the 2 airlines sell tickets for the flight independently of each other. 3. assuming the same 15% no show percent for each airline, how many tickets should each sell?

How does cobley connect the ideas of brands and force? what is his point about brands? 2. do consumers act in the ways that they say they do? why or why not? what is the lesson for marketing in this? 3. why do brands need to be careful about not making mistakes? 4. do companies have control over their brands in today's world? why or why not? 5. the video shows how physics can improve marketing. think of a specific insight or idea from a field other than business and discuss how this idea or insight could you as an entrepreneur. entrepreneurship as problem-solving < - your second lab link 1. how did elk become an entrepreneurship? 2. why is problem-solving important in entrepreneurship? 3. do you think you are a problem-solver? why or why not?