We studied motivation and management theories in this course. These included Theory X, Y, and Z. Most were surprised that Theory X approaches even still exist as we typically think intuitively, and research has borne out that a more participatory approach yields a more engaged workforce, higher levels of customer satisfaction, and better organizational results. Most of us have typically associated these more enlightened management approaches with the high-tech industry as a whole. The item attached is from a very recent Wall Street Journal. Why would Zuckerberg of all people, the leader of the company that espouses a desire to make the world a better place implement a Theory X approach

Which value describes the desire to be one’s own boss? a. autonomy b. status c. security d. entrepreneurship

Pennewell publishing inc. (pp) is a zero growth company. it currently has zero debt and its earnings before interest and taxes (ebit) are $80,000. pp's current cost of equity is 10%, and its tax rate is 40%. the firm has 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding selling at a price per share of $48.00. refer to the data for pennewell publishing inc. (pp). pp is considering changing its capital structure to one with 30% debt and 70% equity, based on market values. the debt would have an interest rate of 8%. the new funds would be used to repurchase stock. it is estimated that the increase in risk resulting from the added leverage would cause the required rate of return on equity to rise to 12%. if this plan were carried out, what would be pp's new value of operations? a. $484,359 b. $521,173 c. $584,653 d. $560,748 e. $487,805

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