_____ Focuses on How the Environment Selects Organizations for Survival

question 28

Multiple Choice

_____ focuses on how the environment selects organizations for survival or extinction, drawing on biology and neo-Darwinism.

• A) Life-cycle theory
• B) Population ecology theory
• C) Chaos theory
• D) Institutional theory

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Definitions:

Common Stock

A type of equity security that represents ownership in a corporation, with voting rights and potential for dividends.

Dividends

Distributions made to shareholders by a company, often from its earnings.

Par Common Stock

The nominal or face value assigned to common stock shares in the charter of a corporation.

Cumulative Preferred Stock

A type of preferred stock where dividends accrue if not paid in a given year and must be paid out before any dividends can be distributed to common stockholders.