The Life is Good Company, an American apparel and accessories wholesaler, retailer, and lifestyle brand best known for its optimistic T-shirts and hats, gives a local T-shirt company the right to use its “Life is good” wordmark. The arrangement described here, illustrates a(n):

At Penn State, except for bottled water, all food and drink consumption are prohibited in general purpose classrooms. This scenario illustrates a single-use plan.

The step in the Comprehensive Model that includes planning and implementing the change interventions correlates to the ‘Moving’ step in Lewin’s change model.

Saige has worked at an interior design firm for six years and loves her job. Recently, a new lead designer was hired, and rumor has it that the new leader wants to bring in all their own designers and plans to lay off most of the existing designers. Many of Saige’s co-workers have started to look for jobs elsewhere, including jobs outside the industry, but Saige believes that there is no way she will be one of the designers to be let go. What stage of the change process do her beliefs represent?

Emma is a manager at a popular frozen yogurt restaurant. She has been in her role for one year and frequently receives complaints from customers about her staff. The overall customer satisfaction is seemingly low. She recognizes that something needs to change but she fears that her staff will be hesitant to embrace any changes, or in the worst case, quit. After all, for most of them, it is simply a part-time job. Considering Lewin’s change model, at what step is Emma’s restaurant?

Whereas small international companies tend to bank in their home country, multinational corporations tend to search world markets to get the best rates to borrow and manage money.

Vandan’s Bakery has decided to hold and maintain its present size and not expand into the global market. Considering this scenario, what type of grand strategy is in use?

Claire’s office, consisting of mostly Penn State alumni, has an objective “to raise $4,600 for THON.” Considering the model for setting objectives, this statement is an effective objective.

Companies such as McDonald’s (fast-food chain), Dunkin’ (coffee company), Organgetheory Fitness (fitness company), and Planet Fitness (another fitness company) are examples of a _______, where the company licenses the entire business to an individual or group for a fee and royalties.

Company Z, a chain of convenience stores and coffee shops known for its made-to-order foods, boasts one of the highest sales-per-store ratios in the nation. Using the SWOT analysis, how would you classify the status of the company’s sales?