If a Field Researcher Wanted to Learn a Political Organization's

question 33

Multiple Choice

If a field researcher wanted to learn a political organization's pattern of recruitment over time, the researcher might begin by interviewing a fairly recent recruit and ask who introduced that person to the organization. Then the researcher might interview the person named and ask who introduced that person to the political organization. This would be an example of:

• A)snowball sampling.
• B)systematic sampling.
• C)deviant cases sampling.
• D)accidental sampling.
• E)quota sampling.

Comprehend the role of professionalism and etiquette in business communication.

Grasp the audience-centered approach in business communication.

Acknowledge the ethical considerations in business communication.

Understand the significance of communication skills in the workplace.

---

Definitions:

After-Tax Cost of Debt

The net cost of debt after accounting for the effects of taxes, reflecting the actual cost to a company.

Cost of Equity

The theoretical compensation paid by a company to its equity investors, or shareholders, for the risk involved in investing their capital.

Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)

The average rate of return a company is expected to pay to all its security holders to finance its assets.

WACC

Weighted Average Cost of Capital; a formula used to calculate a business's cost of capital, where every type of capital is weighted according to its proportion.