Some Research Has Shown That Being in Financial Distress May

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Multiple Choice

Some research has shown that being in financial distress may not be all bad news for an entity because:

• A) Investors will see this as an opportunity to buy into a company that can really only improve.
• B) Existing managers will want to be released from their contracts allowing new ideas to be employed.
• C) There will be no requirement to consider the social costs of retrenching employees because the accounting numbers show it is necessary.
• D) It will provide the stimulus to rethink activities that may in turn lead to improved future performance.

Identify the role of independent and dependent variables in an experimental design.

Understand the significance of control procedures such as random assignment and double-blind procedures in enhancing the validity of experimental findings.

Recognize the effects of experimenter expectancy and placebo effects on research outcomes.

Understand the concept of replication in research for validating findings.

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