Paula works in R&D at Pinnacle Inc. She has already establis…

Paula works in R&D at Pinnacle Inc. She has already established a number of work relationships with a colleague in Marketing (LeRoy), a colleague in Sales (Stacy), and a colleague in Operations (Peter), none of whom know each other. In order to start a new product team, she will soon bring all of these currently disparate individuals together for a weekly team meeting. When considering only her relationships to LeRoy, Stacy, and Peter, Paula’s planned action will: Increase the density of her egocentric network because she is connecting people in her network who would otherwise be disconnected Increase the composition of her egocentric network because her connections are becoming more varied Create structural holes Increase the likelihood of a bottleneck within the network in which she operates

Downsizing (layoffs)… Increases a firm’s profitability (re…

Downsizing (layoffs)… Increases a firm’s profitability (return on assets) Is a quick way to cut a company’s budget Prevents threat rigidity, thereby reducing innovation among remaining employees Increases innovation among remaining employees because they have to figure out how to do more with fewer resources

You developed a new blanket product and have been given the…

You developed a new blanket product and have been given the opportunity to pitch your product on Shark Tank. During your pitch, you feel incredibly nervous…you can feel your heart racing. One of your friends watches the episode later and to your surprise, says, “you didn’t seem nervous at all!” There clearly was a gap between what you felt, and what others could detect. This illustrates…