What Is Commercial Paper

question 161

Multiple Choice

What is commercial paper?

• A) A specific amount on deposit in a checking account that is owned by corporations
• B) A synonym for near-monies
• C) Interest-bearing bonds offered by large corporations
• D) Long-term bonds issued by only the largest U.S. corporations
• E) Short-term promissory notes issued by large corporations

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Definitions:

Goal Theory

The concept that setting specific, challenging, and attainable goals can significantly enhance employee performance.

Motivate

The process of providing reasons for people to act in a desired manner.

Difficult Goals

Objectives that are challenging to achieve and require significant effort, motivation, and planning to accomplish.

Dual Factor Theory

A need-based theory proposed by Frederick Herzberg, dual factor theory identifies motivators and hygiene factors as two sets of conditions at work that can satisfy needs. Research into this theory, however, has provided little empirical support for its model.