In the best-selling book, Good to Great, the author examined the characteristics of eleven successful companies by studying the full context of each organization, using multiple sources of information and identifying the relationship between managerial decisions and success. This is an example of a(n) .

Retirement investment advisors, inc., has just offered you an annual interest rate of 4.4 percent until you retire in 40 years. you believe that interest rates will increase over the next year and you would be offered 5 percent per year one year from today. if you plan to deposit $13,000 into the account either this year or next year, how much more will you have when you retire if you wait one year to make your deposit?