A firm may choose to use members of the distribution channel as if they were assembly stations in the factory. Such an approach is known as:
A) backward integration.
B) postponement.
C) channel assembly.
D) deferred delay.
C
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a. Size of the company b. Conservatism of views c. Specific strategies employed d. Visionary leader
April and other employees of Bodegas & Bistros Inc (2B) maintain a password-protected social media page to "vent about work.". When 2B learns of the page, the company intimidates April into revealing the password, and after reviewing the posts, fires her and the other participants. Most likely, this is
a. a violation of the Stored Communications Act. b. within 2B's rights as an employer. c. a subject for dispute resolution by the communications providers that the employees' page uses. d. a "business-extension exception" under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
Financial theory suggests and empirical evidence supports the idea that firms have a"pecking order" by which they choose to raise funds to finance assets. From the first source of financing to the last this pecking order is:
A) internally generated funds, debt, and new equity. B) debt, internally generated funds, and equity. C) equity, debt, and internally generated funds. D) None of the above, there is no such preference.
Major differences between the United States and Japanese banking systems include:
A) American banks are allowed to hold substantial equity stakes in commercial firms, whereas Japanese banks cannot. B) Japanese banks are allowed to hold substantial equity stakes in commercial firms, whereas American banks cannot. C) bank holding companies are illegal in Japan. D) both A and C of the above. E) both B and C of the above.