In the Bowater Mersey Downsizing in 2011, What Was the Most

question 14

Multiple Choice

In the Bowater Mersey downsizing in 2011, what was the most significant ethical departure, from the employees' perspective?

• A) Employees linked their concerns to the "Occupy Wall Street" movement.
• B) Only 52% of union members voted in favour of the downsizing initiatives.
• C) More than 56% of the workforce was scheduled to be reduced.
• D) Two senior executives received multi-million severance packages.

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