Alex, an employee at green spaces irrigation systems, is that his old supervisor wally retired. "wishy" wally, as the crew used to call him, seemed like a pretty nice guy, but seldom let alex know if installations were adequate until something went wrong. the new supervisor starts each day with reviewing yesterday's successes and challenges, and gives everyone opportunity to voice their concerns. one of the best assets of managers is their ability to provide timely feedback and to understand that employees want regular performance reviews.

As a project manager for a large construction company, shaun decided to make the performance appraisal process as painless as possible for his crew. he spent a considerable amount of time creating performance standards he felt were reasonable, and after six months' time, he scheduled individual appointments with each worker to discuss strengths and weaknesses and areas that needed improvement according to the standards he privately set. some employees were sent to vestibule training, and one even got a promotion with additional compensation. what did he fail to do correctly

True tomato inc. makes organic ketchup. to promote its products, this firm decided to make bottles in the shape of tomatoes. to accomplish this, true tomato worked with its bottle manufacture to create a set of unique molds for its bottles. which of the following specialized assets does this example demonstrate? (a) site specificity (b) research specificity (c) physical-asset specificity (d) human-asset specificity

The cost of direct labor used in production is recorded as a? a. credit to work-in-process inventory account. b. credit to wages payable. c. credit to manufacturing overhead account. d. credit to wages expense.