Answer:
Letter B is correct. <em>Lead Users</em>.
Explanation:
Term developed by prof. Eric von Hippel, Lead Users are those users who are able to transform, adapt and modify a company's product or service for their own benefit, as they face the same market needs a while before regular users.
For Prof Eric von Hippel, there are four steps in developing Lead Users:
- Preparation,
- Needs and Trends Identification,
- Lead Users Identification, and
- Concept Design.
The premise is that the Lead Users method is effective in identifying innovation and product trends that need to be developed for a market for your needs.
Answer:
certain jobs are excluded from minimum wage or overtime requirements. E.g. generally white collar jobs are exempt. Exemptions include other types of jobs, especially temporary jobs.
__B___ 6. Auto mechanic
___A__ 7. Fruit picker ⇒ seasonal job
__A___ 8. Worker on a foreign-flag cruise ship ⇒ they are not employed by an American company
__B___ 9. Librarian
__A___ 10. Taxi driver ⇒ earn sales commissions
__A___ 11. Real estate agent ⇒ earn sales commissions
__B___ 12. Bellperson at a hotel ⇒ They are not exempt, but their minimum wage is much lower.
__A___ 13. Computer programmer (paid more than $27.63 per hour)
__A or B___ 14. Hairdresser ⇒ depends if they are paid based on sales commission or not, or if they receive tips. Hairdressers that receive commissions are exempt, and those who receive tips have a lower minimum wage. Only hairdressers that are paid on an hourly rate and do not receive commissions or tips must be paid a minimum wage. This applies generally to apprentices.
__B___ 15. Bank teller
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Answer: c. An inside director is a board member who also holds a managerial position in the company
Explanation:
Inside Directors are indeed Board members who are employees/ hold managerial positions in the company.
They are in a unique position to help the board in Corporate Governance because as they are on the ground, they have specialized knowledge of the company and as such can provide complete information to the Board.
They typically include a Company's top executives such as the CEO, CFO and the COO.
