Entries by Eunice

rom a financial viewpoint, should the company continue to make the packaging boxes internally or outsource it? Why?

The Funky Fruit Company is one of the leading suppliers in Spain of fresh fruit to large domestic and foreign suppliers. Apart from the high quality products, the company has distinguished itself by using perfect packaging for fresh fruits, which is a crucial feature for the export market. Products that are exported require the packaging […]

What does the negative sign on the “r” tell us?

1.A student is analyzing how two variables are correlated: size of committee and “efficiency” of committee. He reports to his friends that he had a correlation coefficient (r) of -0.85. What does the negative sign on the “r” tell us? (Hint: Don’t just say that the relationship is negative – explain what that means!!) 2. […]

Explain how you would communicate this decision to your employees or supervisors to ensure that situations like this do not occur again.

The NLRB has made findings regarding the use of employee posts on social media sites to discipline or terminate those employees. Typically, these cases occur when an employee posts negative information about his or her current employer or boss. Sometimes, these are public, and other times, the employer uses spies or fake friending to see […]

Critically examine some of the challenges an organisation can face in dealing with any aspect of employee relations.

Critically examine some of the challenges an organisation can face in dealing with any aspect of employee relations. • You can examine any aspect of ER (excluding the topic covered in assignment 1). • Recognise the practical implications of your chosen topic area and explore how and why they may present challenges to an organisation. […]