The importance of human capital has decreased in recent years. For this reason, many firms have placed greater attention on attracting talent but not on developing or retaining it.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
In the knowledge economy, wealth is increasingly created by effective management of knowledge workers, instead of physical and financial assets. The growing importance of knowledge, coupled with the move by labor markets to reward knowledge work, tells us that investing in a company is, in essence, buying a set of talents, capabilities, skills, and ideas (intellectual capital) not physical and financial resources.
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A study by the American Society for Training and Development found that organizations conduct need assessment less than __________ percent of the time.
A. 50 B. 40 C. 30 D. 20
On April 1, 2017, Nurix Manufacturers purchases equipment for $100,000, paying $30,000 in cash and signing a 10-year mortgage for $70,000 at 8% annual interest. Prepare the journal entry to record the acquisition of the equipment
What will be an ideal response
Which of the following is a capital budgeting method?
A) return on assets B) net present value C) inventory turnover D) return on equity
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) An active takeover market is part of the system through which the threat of dismissal is maintained. B) When internal governance systems such as ownership, compensation, board oversight, and shareholder activism fail, the one remaining way to remove poorly performing managers is by mounting a hostile takeover. C) Likely because hostile takeovers and internal governance systems are substitute mechanisms, researchers have found that boards are less likely to fire managers for poor performance during active takeover markets than they are during lulls in takeover activity. D) The effectiveness of the corporate governance structure of a firm depends on how well protected its managers are from removal in a hostile takeover.