Why Do Organizations with High-Involvement Work Practices Suffer More from Downsizing

question 48

Multiple Choice

Why do organizations with high-involvement work practices suffer more from downsizing than those with fewer such practices?

• A) High-involvement work practices are costly to maintain.
• B) High-involvement work practices are for elite employees.
• C) High-involvement work practices require a cultural buy-in.
• D) High-involvement work practices are linked to competitive advantage.

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Definitions:

Downsloping

Describing a curve or line that moves from a higher to a lower point, often used to illustrate the downward trend in price and quantity relationships in economics.

Marginal Revenue Curve

A graphical representation showing how the revenue from selling one additional unit varies.

Horizontal

A line or direction parallel to the ground or to the bottom edge of a page, representing equality or uniformity in a graphical representation.

Market Price

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold.