How far back can we track the history of venture capital?

A) to the dot com investments of the early 90s
B) to venture capital startups in the 1980s
C) to the 1958 Small Business Investment Act
D) to early 20th-century investors such as the Rockefellers and the Bessemers

Yoga is both a physical exercise and a way of developing mental attitudes that calm the body and the mind.

Carl, a contractor, and Lyle, a landowner, have a contract whereby Carl is to perform routine construction services according to the blueprints that Lyle has provided. Carl assigns the contract to David, a developer. As a result of this assignment:

A) Lyle can bring suit based upon detrimental reliance.
B) Carl has no more rights or responsibilities with regard to the contract.
C) Carl no longer has any rights under the contract, but he remains responsible for the duties he agreed to perform.
D) Carl has all of his rights under the contract, but he has no responsibility for the performance of the duties.

The equestrian supplies salesperson received disagreement signals from the stable owner to whom she is trying to sell a new ointment for treating localized infections. She should:

A) aggressively continue the planned presentation.
B) ask a series of "yes" or "no" questions to increase the stable owner's involvement.
C) temporarily reduce pressure on the stable owner to buy.
D) give up and look for another buyer.
E) maintain the sales pressure knowing that the stable owner will buy the product.

The research on leadership by chief executives of organizations shows that they have more influence on organizational processes and outcomes in some situations than in others.

An aggressive mechanism in which an individual directs his or her anger toward someone who is not the source of a conflict is called _____.

A) displacement
B) rationalization
C) withdrawal
D) fantasy

Ambidexterity has been associated with superior innovation but shorter survival.