You are the head of the accounting department for a large company that hires student interns each summer. You have always requested two or three interns, depending on the needs of your staff. In years past, the human resources (HR) department not only fulfilled your intern requests but was also able to send you students who were accounting majors. This year, however, HR announced that due to budget cuts, the internship pool would be reduced by half. You can request an internonly onebut HR will assign interns only to selected departments, and HR cannot guarantee that your intern, if assigned, will actually be an accounting major. HR will determine the intern assignments based on justified requests from each department head. During a department meeting with your staff, you explain the situation and ask for their input. The group offers the following justification: The accounting department employs 15 full-time staff members. Your department is one of the smallest in the company, yet is responsible for critical operational and budgetary functions upon which all other departments depend. The company's fiscal year ends June 30, which means significant work is required in the summer months to generate year-end reports in addition to regular