A Firm's Profit Objective Is Often Measured in Terms of ROI

question 197

Multiple Choice

A firm's profit objective is often measured in terms of ROI. The acronym ROI stands for

• A) risk opportunity investment.
• B) revised organizational incentives.
• C) return on investment.
• D) regulated organizational investments.
• E) replenishment of organizational inventories.

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Definitions:

Ringelmann Effect

Describes the tendency for individual members of a group to become increasingly less productive as the size of the group increases.

TAT

The thematic apperception test, a projective psychological test used to reveal a person's social drives or needs by their interpretation of a series of pictures of emotionally ambiguous situations.

Social Loafing

The phenomenon where individuals exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.

Social Impact Theory

Social impact theory suggests that the amount of influence a person experiences in a group situation depends on the strength, immediacy, and number of other people in the group.