A Historical View Indicates Which of the Following Is Correct

question 66

Multiple Choice

A historical view indicates which of the following is correct?

• A)Statistical evidence is irrelevant to proving discrimination.
• B)Women and blacks are sometimes victimized by stereotypes.
• C)The idea that women may have difficulties fitting into a "male" work environment is outdated.
• D)On average women earn between 1/3 and 1/2 of what men make for doing the very same work.

Understand the process and benefits of implementing employee empowerment strategies.

Learn the role and impact of knowledge workers in the contemporary workplace.

Identify various approaches to employee involvement and their effects on empowerment.

Identify and apply correct verb agreement with subjects in varied contexts.

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Definitions:

Payout Ratios

The proportion of earnings paid out to shareholders in dividends, indicating how much profit is distributed versus retained.

Investors

Persons or organizations that invest funds anticipating financial profits in return.

Expectations Theory

With respect to dividends: a dividend that’s lower than expected will be taken as a negative by investors even if it is larger than previous dividends. A variation on the signaling effect of dividends. With respect to interest rates: A theory explaining the shape of the yield curve. The curve slopes up or down depending on whether expectations about future interest and inflation rates are increasing or decreasing.

Signaling Effect

The signaling effect refers to the idea that actions by a company can provide information to investors about its future prospects.