The Rapid Growth of Information Technologies Has Changed the Very

question 73

Multiple Choice

The rapid growth of information technologies has changed the very structure of business organizations.All of the following are examples of changes except

• A) increased collaboration.
• B) greater independence of company and workplace.
• C) less flexible operations.
• D) leaner organizations.
• E) improved management processes.

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Definitions:

P/E Ratio

The price-to-earnings ratio is a valuation metric for a stock, calculated by dividing the market price of a share by the earnings per share, indicating how much investors are willing to pay per dollar of earnings.

Price-to-Sales Ratio

A valuation ratio that compares a company's stock price to its revenues, an indicator of the value placed on each dollar of a company's sales or revenues.

Dividend Discount Model

A method of valuing a company's stock price based on the theory that its stock is worth the sum of all its future dividend payments, discounted back to their present value.

Telecommunications

The transmission of signals, messages, words, writings, images, and sounds or information of any nature by wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems.