An Exclusive Focus on Short-Term Performance

question 41

Multiple Choice

An exclusive focus on short-term performance

• A) is the best guarantee of a company's long-term performance.
• B) has helped to create a high-pressure environment conducive to fraud.
• C) encourages long-term research and development.
• D) hurts stock prices.

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Definitions:

Anterograde Amnesia

A condition where a person is unable to form new memories following a traumatic event, though long-term memories from before the event may remain intact.

Retrograde Amnesia

A loss of memory-access to events that occurred, or information that was learned, before an injury or the onset of a disease.

Korsakoff's Syndrome

A chronic memory disorder caused by severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), often associated with alcoholism, characterized by short-term memory loss and confabulation.

Declarative Memory

A type of long-term memory that involves the ability to recall factual information, such as events, words, and concepts.