Answer:
<em>Through a process called </em><em><u>environmental</u></em><em><u> </u></em><em><u>scanning</u></em><em> marketers collect and evaluate information about the marketing environment.</em>
<em>What</em><em> is</em><em> </em><em>environmental</em><em> </em><em>scanning</em><em>?</em>
<em>Environmental</em><em> </em><em>scanning</em><em> </em><em>is </em><em>the </em><em>process</em><em> </em><em>of </em><em>continually</em><em> </em><em>acqu</em><em>i</em><em>ring </em><em>information</em><em> </em><em>on </em><em>events </em><em>occurring</em><em> </em><em>outs</em>ide<em> </em><em>the </em><em>organization</em><em> </em><em>to </em><em>identify</em><em> </em><em>and </em><em>interpret </em><em>potential</em><em> </em><em>trends.</em><em> </em>
Answer: This is called <u>Self-interest bias</u>.
Explanation:
When someone is using this type of bias they are doing it for their own self interest. They will use all information gathered to use the information that will benefit themselves and their interests. This can be considered unethical in some types of businesses. The person using self interest bias will try to blame others for any failures that they may have. They may also refuse to take personal responsibility in any situation.
These are three other types of bias;
- Selection bias
- Information bias
- Confounding
Answer:
B) requires that dividends not paid in any year must be made up in a later year before dividends are distributed to common shareholders.
Explanation:
In cumulative feature of preferred stock, the preference shareholders have priority of shareholders over common shareholders in the year subsequent to the year in which the dividend is not distributed. All other options given in the question are incorrect.
