An organization's core competencies refers to: A) The company's strategies to increase market share B) The company's product offerings which achieve the highest profit levels C) The training programs used to increase employee productivity D) The skills and resources with which they compete best and create the most value for owners. The company's strategies to increase market share O The company's product offerings which achieve the highest profit levels The training programs used to increase employee productivity The skills and resources with which they compete best and create the most value for owners. Tina is a popular interior decorator who charges her clients $100 an hour for her services. When she pays a neighborhood kid $20 each week to cut her lawn, Tina is effectively A) outsourcing B) subcontracting C) trading D) financing 2 outsourcing subcontracting 8 trading financing If Bling Jewelers and Northern Diamond Mining Corp. consolidated into a single larger corporation, we would say that they engaged in a A) strategic alliance B) horizontal merger C) conglomerate merger D) vertical merger strategic alliance horizontal merger conglomerate merger vertical merger ... Most people agree that taking a candy bar from the corner store without paying is wrong. Yet, many of those same people frequently take home pens and other office supplies from their workplace. This illustrates that: A) It is illegal to steal from a store, but not from your employer. B) Employers accept that employees are stealing office supplies and factor this into their costs. C) A person's beliefs about ethical behaviour varies depending on the situation. D) Workplaces expect that employees will use company supplies for personal use. O A) It is illegal to steal from a store, but not from your employer. Employers accept that employees are stealing office supplies and factor this into their costs. A person's beliefs about ethical behaviour varies depending on the situation. Workplaces expect that employees will use company supplies for personal use. When you apply the three-step model to assess the ethical issues of a business decision, the first step is to: A) determine if there are legal implications. B) collect the relevant facts. C) consider your personal values. D) judge the rightness or wrongness of the decision. determine if there are legal implications. collect the relevant facts. consider your personal values. judge the rightness or wrongness of the decision