At Cooper Industries, there are few similarities in the products it makes or the industries in which it completes. The corporate office adds value through such activities as superb human resource practices and budgeting systems. This is an example of .
D. using unrelated diversification to achieve value through restructuring and parenting

Two assets have the following expected returns and standard deviations when the risk-free rate is 5%: asset a e(ra) = 18.5% σa = 20% asset b e(rb) = 15% σb = 27% an investor with a risk aversion of a = 3 would find that on a risk-return basis. a. only asset a is acceptable b. only asset b is acceptable c. neither asset a nor asset b is acceptable d. both asset a and asset b are acceptable

Simon, aged 10, is invited to a classmate's birthday party at an exclusive ski resort on march 15th. the day will include 4 hours of snowboarding, lunch and birthday cake. simon's mother checks a box on the invitation that says "yes, we will attend" and returns it to the classmate's address. unfortunately, they later don't attend the party when simon comes down with the flu. on march 17th, simon's mother receives an invoice in the mail from simon's classmate for $35 that says, "party no-show fee." can simon's classmate collect the fee?

According to fiedler, in situations that are very unfavorable for the leader, it would be wise to choose someone who: a. is task oriented. b. is likely to engage in behaviors that are classified as consideration behaviors. c. has a low lpc score. d. has a high lpc score.