Lisa Alvarez has just been hired by Fox Television to help the station compete more successfully against the other commercial networks and cable television. Management has given her free rein to keep...

Lisa Alvarez has just been hired by Fox Television to help the station compete more successfully against the other commercial networks and cable television. Management has given her free rein to keep or bring in whomever she feels necessary to run the various operations: News, Sports, Features, Marketing, and Development. Lisa is considering seven people for the five positions. They have submitted resumes listing the following years of experience in each field.

a. If years of experience is a measure of success, whom should Lisa choose to head each department?

b. Suppose Lisa is considering consolidating Features and Development into one unit. In this case, whom should she choose to head each department?