An effort to find alternatives to environmentally harmful energy sources, the U.S. Department of Energy established a Renewable Energy Biomass Program to encourage the development and improvement of technology for:
a. solar energy.
b. biofuels.
c. wind turbines.
d. none of the above.
Due to Japanese culture, the income differentiation between management and labor is ___________ Western cultures.
a. far greater than
b. about equal to
c. not nearly as great as in
d. non-existent as compared to
Due to cultural beliefs about the nature of work and entitlements, severance pay in the U.S. is typically ________, and severance pay in Europe is typically ______.
a. low; high
b. low; low
c. high; low
d. high; high
The country that almost certainly has the most comprehensive set of employment discrimination laws is: a. Germany.
b. China.
c. Iran.
d. the United States.
Which of the following is one of the challenges faced by African nations that make it difficult for them to develop and coordinate policies that maintain and improve the environment?
a. Water scarcity and desertification
b. Land and coastal degradation
c. Political unrest
d. All of the above