Hammond Company decided to outsource its employees rather than hiring them on a full time basis. Which management activity does this decision pertain to?

Raymond Chandler wrote classic American detective stories. By always using certain roles for his characters and props that were appropriate to the genre, Chandler's novels followed a(n) ________

A) cultural formula B) enacted norm C) fashion cycle D) innovation process

An internationally diversified portfolio:

A) should result in a portfolio with a lower beta than a purely domestic portfolio. B) has the same overall risk shape as a purely domestic portfolio. C) is only about 12% as risky as the typical individual stock. D) all of the above