What Was One of the Downsides of the State of the Railroad

question 15

Multiple Choice

What was one of the downsides of the state of the railroad industry?

• A) As the railroad industry was in a state of decline, companies rarely hired many employees and instead relied on intense animal labor.
• B) As the railroad industry was in a state of decline, there were not enough supplies or a process in place for moving employees from one part of the country to another.
• C) As the railroad industry was, for a time, experiencing a boom, successful companies tended to refuse to engage in lobbying and, thus, missed the chance to form relationships in Washington.
• D) As the railroad industry was experiencing a boom, companies often cared more about money than preventing dangerous work conditions for their laborers.
• E) As the railroad industry was experiencing a boom, not nearly enough railroads were built to meet the public demand, and other competing transportation technologies sprang up in the meantime.

Recognize legal implications in specific communication contexts such as denying credit.

Describe how counterproposals can preserve relationships when denying requests or delivering bad news.

Outline features of an effective denial of claims or requests.

Apply principles of constructive criticism in revising communications.

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Definitions:

Private Goods

Goods that are both rivalrous and excludable, meaning consumption by one person reduces availability for others and access can be restricted.

Tragedy of the Commons

A situation in which individual users, acting independently according to their own self-interest, deplete or spoil shared resources, even though it is contrary to the group's long-term interests.

Private Good

A product or service that is individually consumed and can be easily excluded from non-payers, making it rivalrous in consumption.

Subsidize

Financial support given by the government or another organization to reduce the cost of goods, services, or activities, often to encourage development or consumption.