W6.5

W3.8

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W6.7

W7.10

The Big Company is redesigning its onboarding program for new software engineers. The HR director has proposed two different approaches: Approach A: A comprehensive 2-week structured onboarding program that all new hires must complete. This includes scheduled sessions on company culture, mandatory technical training modules, and assigned mentorship pairings. Approach B: A flexible onboarding resource library where new hires can choose which sessions to attend based on their interests, opt into mentorship if they want it, and watch training videos at their own pace during their first month. Based on the research discussed in the lecture during Week 2 about effective onboarding practices during the encounter phase of joining an organization, which approach would likely lead to better outcomes for new employees, and why?

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W4.10

Consider the following graph of a two-commodity consumption space. There is a grid that specifies a set of bundles A,B,…,H,I. Additionally, there is a set of indifference curves that are thin downward slopping curves that do not cross. Suppose now that there is an arrow pointing to the NE showing the direction in which the agent is better off. Can you tell from the graph that preferences violate more is better?

The bacteria E. coli use chemotaxis to move towards food or away from toxins. Indicate whether each statement about chemotaxis in E. coli is true or false. A) Chemotaxis is an example of kinesis. B) Chemotaxis involves running (swimming in a straight line) and tumbling (spinning around randomly). C) E. coli cells move towards food or away from toxins randomly. D) Chemotaxis is a maladaptive (harmful) trait.