When Would Management Officials Probably Prefer Centralized (Multi-Plant)bargaining

question 10

Multiple Choice

When would management officials probably prefer centralized (multi-plant) bargaining?

• A) when the products at each plant are interdependent (Plant A's product is necessary for Plant B's product).
• B) when the products at each plant are independent of each other (Plant A's product is not necessary to produce Plant B's product).
• C) when both plants' products are labor intensive
• D) when neither plants' products are labor intensive
• E) when both plants' products are independent and labor intensive

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