Question

Which of the following statements is most correct? In the context of corporate groups:

Select one:

a. Pyramiding is a disadvantage of group formation due to taxation effects.

b.Pyramiding refers to the formation of multi-tiered corporate groups.

c. Pyramiding refers to a scheme of defrauding investors by paying interest from capital.

d. Pyramiding represents an advantage of group formation because a company can control the value of all the subsidiary’s assets with less than an equivalent outlay for the cost of shares.

2.The academic paper Brinckmann, Grichnik and Kapsa (2010):

Select one:

Reports that entrepreneurs benefit significantly more from business planning compared with established small business owners.

Discovers that business planning and performance is never significantly modified by cultural context.

Uses a meta-analysis of empirical studies on business planning and performance.

Makes an empirical study of one factory unit in Germany.

Answer 1

Which of the following statements is most correct? In the context of corporate groups:

Pyramid scheme under corporate structure, is a scheme in which mebers recruits other members and in consideration promises to pay for registering others to this scheme. In many countries, it is onsidered as illegal. The person who recruits other mebers are promised to get money for every additional member joined. It is an 8-ball model in pyramid structure. Therefore, the most appropriate option is:

b) Pyramiding refers to the formation of multi-tiered corporate groups.

The academic paper Brinckmann, Grichnik and Kapsa (2010):

A meta-analysis on contextual factors affecting the business planning and performance on relationships of firms are considered. Therefore, correct answer is :

Uses a meta-analysis of empirical studies on business planning and performance.