The Lending Club removed CEO Renaud Laplanche in 2016. Hans Morris, the company executive chairman, lauded him, saying his entrepreneurial spirit was critical to the success of the firm. But he also signaled the board was removing Mr. Laplanche because he had failed to build a strong control system and culture, stating that as a public company that provides a financial service, Lending Club must meet the industry high standards of transparency and disclosure. This kind of dismissal signals what message to the public?

A) Mr. Laplanche was not a creative entrepreneur.
B) The board of directors is active and engaged.
C) The board of directors needed a scapegoat to cover up their ineffectiveness.
D) Mr. Laplanche was dishonest.

Factors like the unemployment rate, the stock market, global trade, economic policy, and the economic situation of other countries have no influence on the financial status of individuals. true or false

Anheuser-busch inbev is considering you for an entry-level brand management position. you have been asked to prepare an analysis of the u. s. craft beer industry as part of the selection process. prepare a 3-5 page report that includes a description of the industry’s strategically relevant macro-environmental components, evaluates competition in the industry, assesses drivers of change and industry dynamics, and lists industry key success factors. the company’s management also asks that you propose the basic elements of a strategic action plan that will allow the company to improve its competitive position in the market for craft beer. you must provide a heading in your report for each of the required elements of the assignment.

One country has a comparative advantage over another country in the production of a good if ithas a curved production possibilities curve and the other country has a linear production possibilities curve. has lower fixed costs than the other country. has a linear production possibilities curve and the other country has a curved production possibilities curve. is a lower opportunity cost producer of the good.