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Assume that one year interest rates are expected to be 5%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 9% over the next five years. Fill in the table by calculating the expected interest rate for each bond according to expectations theory. You must type each interest rate out to the second decimal place and you must include the percent sign. Bond Duration and Expected Interest Rates Bond Duration Expected Interest Rate 2-year bond [2year]% 3-year bond [3year]% 4-year bond [4year]% 5-year bond [5year]%   Suppose investors receive a liquidity premium on the 2-year, 3-year, 4-year, and 5-year bonds equal to 0.15%, 0.25%, 0.35%, and 0.45%, respectively. Factoring in these liquidity premiums complete the table below: Bond Duration and Expected Interest Rate with Liquidity Premium Bond Duration Expected Interest Rate + Liquidity Premium 2-year bond [lp2]% 3-year bond [lp3]% 4-year bond [lp4]% 5-year bond [lp5]% Is the yield curve in the second table upward sloping, downward sloping or neither? [yieldslope]

When supervisors select (in order) the best performer, then the worst performer, then the second best performer, then the second worst performer, and so forth, alternating between top and bottom until the list is completed, they are using which measurement method?

______________ leads people to believe that others behave similarly to themselves and hence lead people to think about themselves instead of people in general when reporting KSAs for their jobs.

In the performance planning stage, the term “results” refers to what?

The process of describing the destination of the organization, assessing barriers that stand in the way of that destination, and selecting approaches for moving forward is called ___________________.

Which of the following factors are causing organizations to focus on contextual as well as task performance?

When raters are asked to consider all ratees at the same time and to estimate the relative performance of each by using a 100-point scale, which method are they using?

The ____________ characteristic allows employees to receive concrete guidance about what is expected of them and how they can meet those expectations.

Job descriptions are a key prerequisite for any performance management system because:

Which of the following is a purpose served by strategic planning?