In-store promotion is a very useful tool for marketing high-involvement products.

The misattribution error is the tendency for managers to attribute the causes of team failure to forces beyond their personal control.According to that definition,which of the following is a misattribution error? Blaming an unsuccessful outcome on:

A) lack of preparation.
B) lack of knowledge.
C) the competitive environment/marketplace.
D) low motivation.

People sometimes resist change to prove that the change agent is incompetent.

Describe the IFRS treatment of increases in the market value of property, plant, and equipment held during the year.Compare that treatment to U.S.GAAP requirements.

The ____________ model allows the private views of the portfolio manager to be incorporated with market data in the optimization procedure.

A) Black-Litterman
B) Treynor-Black
C) Treynor-Mazuy
D) Black-Scholes

The ideal, but seldom achieved, condition for managerial problem solving is characterized by ___.

A) low risk, because managers seek little stimulation
B) high risk, because that is when high profits are possible
C) uncertainty, because that offers the greatest chance for creativity
D) normality, because that is the condition under which all the business school principles work
E) certainty, because the manager simply has to locate the alternative offering the best solution