One Implication of Today's Flatter Corporate Structures Is That

question 88

Multiple Choice

One implication of today's flatter corporate structures is that

• A) employees are more likely to get a lateral transfer, before a promotion.
• B) firms are becoming less interested in hiring contingent workers.
• C) a greater number of workers are now classified as middle managers.
• D) workers are expecting more of their pay in the form of stock options.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process by which a previously reinforced behavior decreases in frequency and eventually ceases, often because the reinforcement is no longer provided.

Dread

An intense feeling of fear or apprehension about something that is perceived as threatening or dangerous.

Contingency

An upcoming occurrence or situation that may happen but whose certainty cannot be guaranteed.

Classical Conditioning

Classical conditioning is a learning process where a biologically potent stimulus is paired with a previously neutral stimulus, resulting in a learned response to the neutral stimulus.