Which One of the Following Would NOT Be a Reason

question 85

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following would NOT be a reason for a firm to repurchase previously issued stocks?

• A) to repel a takeover attempt
• B) to pressure the market price to rise
• C) management may be signaling to the shareholders that the stock is undervalued in the marketplace
• D) it may be beneficial taxwise to current stockholders for the firm to use excess cash instead of using it to pay cash dividends

Understand the impact of the Industrial Revolution on technological advancements and work practices.

Describe the characteristics and implications of the gig economy.

Recognize the role of transnational corporations in the global economy.

Define and differentiate between various types of economies and work arrangements in a globalized world.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A process in operant conditioning where a response is strengthened by the removal or avoidance of an unpleasant stimulus.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for a response that has been conditioned to one stimulus to be triggered by stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in behavioral psychology where a stimulus that initially has no significance comes to elicit a response after being associated with a stimulus that already elicits that response.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be elicited by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the conditioned stimulus.