When Being Praised for His Role in Diffusing a Crisis

question 27

Multiple Choice

When being praised for his role in diffusing a crisis, the department leader shrugged off taking credit for his success by saying that his team's hard work had made all the difference. This is an example of the maxim of _______.

• A) relation
• B) quality
• C) self-denigration
• D) manner

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Definitions:

Quarterly Dividend

A distribution of a portion of a company's earnings, decided by the board of directors, paid to shareholders every quarter.

Preferred Shares

Types of stock that provide dividends before dividends are distributed to common stockholders and typically do not provide voting rights.

Income Yield

The earnings generated and realized on an investment over a particular period of time, typically expressed as a percentage of the investment's cost.

Break Even

The point at which total cost and total revenue are equal, resulting in no net loss or gain for a business.