Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) The incentives come from owning stock in the company and from compensation that is sensitive to performance.
• B) The role of the corporate governance system is to mitigate the conflict of interest that results from the combination of ownership and control without unduly burdening managers with the risk of the firm.
• C) Punishment comes when a board fires a manager for poor performance or fraud, or when, upon failure of the board to act, shareholders or raiders launch control contests to replace the board and management.
• D) The corporate governance system attempts to align interests by providing incentives for taking the right action and punishments for taking the wrong action.

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Definitions:

Caravaggio

An influential Italian painter of the late 16th and early 17th centuries known for his dramatic use of lighting and realism.

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Caravaggio

An influential Italian painter of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, known for his dramatic use of light and shadow and realistic depictions of religious subjects.