Alfie Kohn, in His Book Punished by Rewards, Proposes That

question 36

Multiple Choice

Alfie Kohn, in his book Punished by Rewards, proposes that we re-evaluate evaluation and, as a result, the performance evaluation system might be structured

• A)around the employee listening better.
• B)more on what you are doing poorly.
• C)more on who is performing poorly.
• D)more like a two-way conversation.
• E)more on who gets raises or promoted.

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Definitions:

Dividend Irrelevance Theory

A theory proposed by Modigliani and Miller that suggests dividend policies do not affect a company’s capital structure or stock price in a perfect market.

Dividend Policy

A company's approach to distributing profits back to its shareholders, whether through cash dividends or share repurchases.

Dividend Irrelevance Theory

A theory suggesting that the dividend policy of a company is irrelevant to its value or the cost of capital and investment decisions.

"Bird in the Hand" Theory

The investment theory suggesting that investors prefer the certainty of dividend payments over potential capital gains because of the perceived lower risk.