Operating Activities

question 131

Multiple Choice

Operating activities:

• A) Are the means organizations use to pay for resources like land, buildings and equipment.
• B) Involve using resources to research, develop, purchase, produce, distribute and market products and services.
• C) Involve acquiring and disposing of resources that a business uses to acquire and sell its products or services.
• D) Are also called asset management.
• E) Are also called strategic management.

Recognize how courts interpret and apply promissory estoppel in relation to oral contracts and the statute of frauds.

Understand enforceability conditions of oral promises in specific situations.

Comprehend the statute of frauds and its application to various agreements.

Recognize the importance of writing in making certain agreements enforceable.

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Definitions:

Distributive Fairness

The perceived fairness of the outcomes received, including resources and rewards, within an organization or social system.

Emotional Contagion

The phenomenon where emotions and behaviors can be transferred from one person to another, often unconsciously, leading to shared feelings or mimics in groups.

Tendency

An inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behavior.

Emotions

Complex psychological states that involve a subjective experience, physiological response, and behavioral or expressive response.