Application of "What Is Stress

question 143

Multiple Choice

Application of "What Is Stress?
"Kevin is a very relaxed, easy- going employee. When the new technological processes were implemented last month, he was able to easily accept the changes and start working through learning the new techniques necessary to use the new processes. George, on the other hand, was concerned about the new technology long before it was ever implemented. He was afraid he would no longer be able to be the top performer in his department. He has had several problems adapting to the new situation. George works very long hours, 60- 70 hours each week.
-During the past six months, George's employer Children's Media and Books experienced declining sales combined with an increase in the costs of publication licensing. As a result the company had to eliminate over 600 jobs. Unfortunately, 5 people who worked with George left the company leaving George with responsibility for doing their jobs as well as his own. The stress that George experiences is most likely the result of

• A)role ambiguity.
• B)type A personality.
• C)role confusion.
• D)role overload.

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Definitions:

Acquisition Differential

The difference between the cost of acquiring an entity and the sum of the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired.

Impairment Losses

Financial losses recorded when the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount, indicating that the asset is worth less than its book value.

Amortize

The process of gradually writing off the initial cost of an asset over a period, typically the asset's useful life.

Impairment Losses

Financial losses recognized when the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount.