The APT postulates that other economy-wide factors can systematically affect the returns on a large number of securities. These factors might include all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following are considered when developing a positioning strategy:

a. customer perceptions of our products. b. customer perceptions of competitors' products. c. customer size and location. d. both a and b above. e. a, b, and c are all likely to be considered.

Which of the following statements is true regarding social support?

A. Social support refers to the support that occurs outside the stress-causing environment. B. Social support refers to the level of financial security that an individual receives from government-managed social work programs. C. Social support is classified into two types: emotional support and cognitive support. D. Most research on social support focuses on the ways that social support buffers the relationship between stressors and strains. E. Social support cannot directly influence the stress process.