ABC Corporation declares a $1 dividend, payable to stockholders of record as of July 17th. The last day that a customer can get the dividend if he or she is willing to buy the stock "for cash" is:

A. July 10th
B. July 12th
C. July 16th
D. July 17th

Is exploiting a distinctive competence or improving efficiency for competitive advantage. (a) cooptation (b) coalition (c) competitive intelligence (d) competitive aggression (e) smoothing

Banana computers has decided to procure processing chips required for its laptops from external suppliers instead of manufacturing them in their own facilities. how will this decision affect the firm? a. the firm will be protected against the principal-agent problem. b. the firm's administrative costs will be low because of necessary bureaucracy. c. the firm will have more flexibility in purchasing and comparing prices of goods and services. d. the firm will have high-powered incentives, such as hourly wages and salaries.

You work as the sales manager for a company that sells office supplies to businesses of all sizes. because the profit margins are razor-thin, you need to ensure that you are getting the very best prices on paper, pencils, pens, post-it notes, and other office supplies from the manufacturers. when reviewing the quarterly profit statement, you realize that your costs are higher than they should be, and you trace the higher costs back to an employee who has been lax about getting competitive bids to ensure the lowest prices. when you conduct your research to determine the reason for the higher costs, and take action to bring those costs back down, in which of the key management processes are you taking part?