Factors and forces that influence a firm's future are known as ________.

A) scenarios
B) drivers
C) domains
D) policies

________ leaders allow members of their team more freedom in their work,permit team members to use their own judgment in solving problems,and grant members authority.Conversely,________ leaders typically act as the spokesperson of their group,push for more work and higher production,and determine what should be done and how it should be accomplished.

A) Person-focused; task-oriented
B) Participatory; contingent
C) Transactional; transformational
D) Extrinsically motivated; intrinsically motivated

The stockholders' claim on assets,also known as net assets,is called ________.

________ is the process of acquiring information and storing it over time so that it will be available when needed.

A) Learning
B) Memory
C) Perception
D) Motivation

Functional design fosters a point of view that focuses on a broad set of tasks.

The yield curve is:

A) inverted when short-term rates are higher than long-term rates.
B) normal when it slopes upward to the right.
C) a plot of interest rates versus term, also called the term structure of interest rates.
D) All of the above