Problem Alarm & Security Technologies, Inc. (AST) is a small residential and commercial technology firm located in Covington, Louisiana. AST specializes in the sales and installation of security, surveillance, and audio products and services. The demands of consumers in this industry have severely changed due to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. A significant number of the available job force has left the area or has been displaced. The dilemma that AST faces is that …showed first 75 words of 648 total…

…showed last 75 words of 648 total…lt;Tab/>Should the installers be paid by the job instead of by the hour? o<Tab/>Should the company institute bonuses for jobs done quicker? o<Tab/>Should the company re-examine the members of each crew to see if more effective teams can be created? References Cooper, Donald R., Schindler, Pamela S., (2006) Business Research Methods, Chapters 2-3, New York, NY: The McGraw Hill Companies