The general description for the processes and skills used in the management of a firm's interactions with people, organizations, and institutions outside of its boundary is called ________.

A. organizational structure
B. external relations
C. horizontal integration
D. social audit


Answer: B

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The ________ tradition reminds us that we are as likely to act out of habit and based on character as we are to act after careful deliberations.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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You should always use the indirect pattern when writing a bad-news message

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In City of Livonia Employees Retirement System v. Boeing Co, City sued Boeing on behalf of all persons who bought Boeing stock in a certain time period on the basis that the company was overly optimistic about the time schedule for the new 787 aircraft. When problems with the plane developed, the stock fell ten percent. Suit claimed that company executives made false statements about the plane,

so committed securities fraud. The appeals court held that Boeing was: a. liable for securities fraud because the reports about the plane were not sufficiently identified as a forward- looking statement b. not liable for securities fraud because the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act requires that plaintiffs"demonstrate fraud" in company statements, which did not happen c. Not liable for securities fraud because there is no evidence Boeing knew of the problems in advance d. American Express was liable for all damages due to its overly optimistic statements e. American Express was liable for securities fraud because it did not have a separate section of the report that identified it as a forward looking statement

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In the empirical study of a multifactor model by Chen, Roll, and Ross, a factor that did not appear to have significant explanatory power in explaining security returns was

A. the change in the expected rate of inflation. B. the risk premium on corporate bonds. C. the unexpected change in the rate of inflation. D. industrial production.

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