The "grapevine" is most accurately described as ________
A) ?frowned-upon water cooler discussions that impede productivity
B) ?an informal channel of communication that carries organizationally relevant gossip
C) ?an e-mail chain involving multiple people to make a decision
D) ?an organizational newsletter detailing recent accomplishments
B
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Which of the following is/are true regarding measuring changes in the fair values of long-lived assets?
a. U.S. GAAP requires firms to recognize decreases in fair values as an impairment loss, and to recognize unrealized increases in fair values. b. IFRS requires firms to recognize decreases in fair values as an impairment loss, and to never recognize unrealized increases in fair value. c. U.S. GAAP requires firms to not recognize decreases in fair values, but to recognize unrealized increases in fair value. d. IFRS requires firms to not recognize decreases in fair values, but to recognize unrealized increases in fair value. e. U.S. GAAP and IFRS requires firms to recognize decreases in fair values as an impairment loss, and differ as to the recognition of unrealized increases in fair values.
What are two of the five key points to note for effective goal setting?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The literature on followership offers elegant theories of how the followership process works. 2. Kelley framed notions of followership in a negative light. 3. In the proposed theoretical model of followership by Uhl-Bein, follower traits are included. 4. The followership approach is both descriptive and prescriptive in nature. 5. Effective followers recognize their relative powerlessness but do not let that prevent them from challenging a leader when necessary.
Ria's Doll Company has an outstanding preferred issue of stock with a par value of $100 and an annual dividend of 10 percent (of par). Similar risk preferred stocks are yielding an 11.5 percent annual rate of return
(a) What is the current value of the outstanding preferred stock? (b) What will happen to price as the risk-free rate increases? Explain.