Jason, the owner of audio works, strives to maintain a balance between getting the work done on time and keeping his employees motivated. he encourages them to perform better each time, and he also provides them with work-related benefits such as quarterly bonuses and insurance. in the context of the blake/mouton leadership grid, which of the following leadership styles is jason using in this scenario?

a.
the middle-of-the-road style
b.
the country club style
c.
the authority-compliance style
d.
the impoverished style

You are an employee of an u.s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u.s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u.s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?