Why Is It Difficult to Make Sweeping Statements About People

question 39

Multiple Choice

Why is it difficult to make sweeping statements about people using the science of organisational behaviour?

• A)People react differently to similar situations.
• B)Group cohesion and groupthink distort human behaviour.
• C)Culture can bias a person's thinking.
• D)Managers need time to understand the personal variables of staff before they can make sweeping statements.

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Definitions:

Goodwill

The intangible asset that arises when a business is purchased for more than the sum of its net assets' fair market value, reflecting brand, customer loyalty, and other non-physical assets.

Depletion

The allocation of the cost of natural resources over their useful life or extraction period.

Double-Declining-Balance Method

A method of accelerated depreciation where an asset's book value is reduced at double the rate of its straight-line depreciation.

MACRS

Stands for Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System, which is a method of depreciation used for tax purposes in the United States that allows for faster depreciation of assets.