art of the negotiation with the investment banker during the selection process has to do with how the investment banker will be compensated for taking the company public. One of these two standard compensation packages involves ________. a best efforts approach, in which the investment banker pledges to do his or her best to sell the shares and will take a small percentage of the sale of each stock a best efforts approach, in which the investment banker essentially buys the entire stock issue from the company at one price and then sells the issue at the auction for a higher price a firm-commitment approach, in which the investment banker pledges to do his or her best to sell the shares and will take a small percentage of the sale of each stock a firm-commitment approach, in which the investment banker essentially buys the entire stock issue from the company at several prices