Which of the Following Statements Regarding an Organization's Core Values

question 115

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding an organization's core values is most accurate?

• A)Core values are developed by cross-functional teams for all levels of an organization.
• B)Core values are important to the founders but rarely motivate a firm's stakeholders.
• C)Core values change as an organization's offerings change.
• D)Core values guide the organization's conduct.
• E)Core values cannot be separated from the financial realities of an organization.

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Definitions:

Ex-rights

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Additional Paid-in Capital

The amount of money investors have paid to a company above and beyond the par value of the shares they have purchased.

Cumulative Preferred Stock

A type of preferred stock where dividends accumulate if not paid in any given year, ensuring that dividends must be paid out to preferred stockholders before common stockholders receive any.

Declared Dividend

A portion of a company’s earnings that is approved by the board of directors to be distributed to shareholders on each share of the company's stock.