One of the Problems with Many of the Dot-Com Companies

question 29

Multiple Choice

One of the problems with many of the dot-com companies that failed in the mid-1990s was a lower and middle management adherence to innovation and an expectation that work would be fun while top management envisioned the company being profitable and the elimination of unnecessary expenses. These companies lacked_________ in their organizational cultures.

• A) empathy
• B) formalization
• C) consistency
• D) broad spans of management
• E) responsiveness
• In their

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Definitions:

Stock Repurchases

Stock repurchases, also known as share buybacks, occur when a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the amount of outstanding stock.

Dividends

Dividends are a portion of a company's earnings distributed to its shareholders as determined by the company's board of directors.

Ex-Dividend Date

The date on which a stock begins trading without the entitlement to receive the next declared dividend, meaning buyers from this date forward will not receive the dividend.

Common Stock

Shares of a corporation that provide voting rights and entitle the holder to a share of the company's success through dividends and capital appreciation.