There Is a Rumor in Your Organization That Layoffs Are

question 140

Multiple Choice

There is a rumor in your organization that layoffs are inevitable. Which of the following is the least likely way to reduce the negative consequences of this rumor?

• A) Emphasize the downside, as well as the upside, of current decisions and future plans.
• B) Discuss deadlines for decisions.
• C) Openly discuss worst case possibilities.
• D) Explain decisions that may appear inconsistent or secretive.
• E) Discount the rumor.

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Definitions:

Units

Basic measures or quantities, such as length, mass, time, etc., that serve as standards for expressing and comparing quantities.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production (fixed and variable costs combined) divided by the number of units produced.

Units

Basic quantities or measures adopted by convention or by law, used as a standard to express physical quantities.

Diminishing Returns

An economic principle where the addition of a variable factor to a fixed factor leads to a decrease in the marginal output of the variable factor beyond a certain point.