The Objective of Maximizing Return on Investment May Induce Managers

question 12

True/False

The objective of maximizing return on investment may induce managers of highly profitable divisions to reject projects that from the viewpoint of the overall organization should be accepted.

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Definitions:

Experimental Conditions

The controlled settings and variables manipulated by researchers in an experiment to investigate their effects on outcomes.

Correlation Analyses

Statistical methods used to determine the relationship and strength between two or more variables.

Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of a set of data where most occurrences take place in the middle of the range.

Correlational Analyses

Statistical methods used to determine if there is a relationship between two or more variables and the strength of that relationship.