Why are the majority of the world's countries left on the margins of globalization? a. many countries continue to rely on protectionist policies that limit their imports and exports. b. many countries have laws requiring such high wages that foreign producers don't want to invest. c. many countries are too underdeveloped to take advantage of the opportunities presented by increasing international trade. d. many countries don't have sufficient natural resources to fuel high levels of industrial production.
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Elon musk is the ceo of tesla motors. musk also serves as chairman of tesla's board. according to corporate governance theory, which of the following is a logical reason why musk should serve on the board? 1. he serves on many other boards, including that of a major client of tesla.2. his is an independent director who is well positioned to monitor the company's management.3. he can easily fire board members that are shirking their duties.4. he can provide the board with valuable inside information about the firm and the industry.

Assume that the governance committee states that all projects costing more than $70,000 must be reviewed and approved by the chief information officer and the it senior leadership team (slt). at this point, the cio has the responsibility to ensure that management processes observe the governance rules. for example, the project team might present the proposed project in an slt meeting for a vote of approval. what does this scenario illustrate about organizational structure?

Your parents have accumulated a $170,000 nest egg. they have been planning to use this money to pay college costs to be incurred by you and your sister, courtney. however, courtney has decided to forgo college and start a nail salon. your parents are giving courtney $20,000 to her get started, and they have decided to take year-end vacations costing $8,000 per year for the next four years. use 8 percent as the appropriate interest rate throughout this problem. use appendix a and appendix d for an approximate answer, but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. a. how much money will your parents have at the end of four years to you with graduate school, which you will start then?