The Role of the Board of Directors in an Organization

question 24

Multiple Choice

The role of the board of directors in an organization is to:

• A) hire successful employees from competitors' firms to gain advantage in the market.
• B) encourage a monoculture among employees throughout the organization and create an ethnocentric internal work environment.
• C) hire employees based on intuition rather than using systematic selection techniques.
• D) monitor the actions of the top management team to ensure that stockholders' interests are protected.

Learn the principles of marginal and total product in production.

Comprehend the relationship between fixed and variable inputs.

Grasp the concept of diminishing returns and its impact on productivity.

Distinguish between different types of inputs and their variability in the short and long run.

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