HW#15

Answer these 6 questions by repeating the question followed by your response. Please provide a multiple sentence response to each question along with at least two references.

1. What is the difference between a job analysis and a job description? 2. As a young entrepreneur, you may soon be in the position of hiring one or more of your college friends in your own business. What are the advantages of hiring your friends? What are the potential pitfalls? 3. When would you, as a small business owner, prefer to receive a rsum rather than an application form? 4. How is the use of temporary employees different from employee leasing? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? 5. List the advantages of a flexible benefit package to employees and to the employer. 6. Define "at-will" employment status.

HW#16

Answer these 4 questions by repeating the question followed by your response. Please provide a multiple sentence response to each question along with at least two references. 1. Define productivity and give a detailed example. 2 How can ergonomics be tied to productivity? To motivation? To Maslow's hierarchy? 3. Define six sigma both technically and as used as a business standard. 4. This chapter concentrated on both productivity and quality. In running your small manufacturing business, can you increase both, or are they mutually exclusive?