Prometheus corp. is a large-scale manufacturer of consumer electronic gadgets. as part of its performance management system, prometheus measures the amount each employee contributes to the profits of the company, and the employees are either held accountable or rewarded based on their contributions. with regard to performance measurement, under which of the following would contribution to profits be categorized?

a) key risk indicators (kris)
b) critical success factors (csfs)
c) non-performing assets (npas)
d) key performance indicators (kpis)
e) behavioral observation scales (boss)

answer; career pathways;

answer; ///(d); determining who competes most closely   with whom evaluating whether industry driving forces and competitive pressure favor some strategic groups and hurt others, and ascertaining whether the profit potential of different strategic groups varies due to the strengths and weaknesses in each groups respective market positions;

credit history is used by lenders to determine whether you are a 'risky' person to give their money to.

having a short history provide very little data for the lenders. they wouldn't be able to determine your credit behavior from such a small samples. even if they are perfect.

having long credit history with few blemishes provide larger and more accurate data for the lenders to predict your credit behavior.