The most effective type of humor for an organizational leader to use is directed at:

A) the competition.
B) group members.
C) other departments.
D) himself or herself.

The _________________ basis of estimating uncollectibles normally results in the best approximation of _______________ value and therefore emphasizes balance sheet relationships.

An expansionary monetary policy tends to ________ our net exports.

"Miss Simms had been drenched with rain, bombarded with telephone calls, and her boss shouted at her." This is an example of ________.

A) too many nouns
B) a dangling modifier
C) lack of parallelism
D) hedging

Employee performance and behavior is influenced by only factors related to themselves and the job. Factors related to the organization and the manager have little effect on employee performance.

_____ arises when a person receives conflicting messages from role senders about how to perform a certain role.

A) Person-role conflict
B) Intrarole conflict
C) Interrole conflict
D) interpersonal conflict

The first step any investor should take before beginning to invest is to ________.

A) establish investment objectives
B) develop a list of investment managers with superior records to interview
C) establish asset allocation guidelines
D) decide between active management and passive management