George, a regional manager for a global corporation, is meeting with several upset managers from the rome plant about steve, who is originally from florida but moved to italy to manage the rome facility. phillipe, the assistant manager, tells george, "we all feel that steve sees things only one way—his—and very seldom considers our perspective on things." steve is employing a management style.

R& m chatelaine is one of the largest tax-preparation firms in the united states. it wants to acquire the tax experts, a smaller rival. after the merger, chatelaine will be one of the two largest income-tax preparers in the u.s. market. what should chatelaine include in its acquisition plans? it should refocus its attention from the national to the international market. in addition to acquiring the tax experts, it should also determine the best way to drive independent "mom and pop" tax preparers out of business. chatelaine will need to explain to the federal trade commission how the acquisition will not result in an increase in prices for consumers. chatelaine should enter a price-based competition with its other major competitor to force it out of business and become a monopoly.