The Primary Purpose of a Stock Split Is to Reduce

question 119

True/False

The primary purpose of a stock split is to reduce the number of shares outstanding in order to encourage more investors to enter the market for the company's shares.

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Definitions:

Latané

Refers to Bibb Latané, a psychologist known for his work on social impact theory and the bystander effect.

Social Loafing

The phenomenon where individuals exert less effort when working in a group than when working alone, due to perceived diffusion of responsibility.

Pseudogroups

Temporary or makeshift groups with minimal integration or common identity, often lacking the cohesion or dynamics of more formally established groups.

Disjunctive Task

A type of group task in which the group's performance is determined by the best-performing individual within the group.