The HR Department at Pages and Pages Booksellers Wants to Reduce

question 96

Multiple Choice

The HR department at Pages and Pages Booksellers wants to reduce the cost of benefits it offers its employees. A department specialist suggested that the company consider ________ its HR system. By sorting and analyzing the demographics and lifestyle characteristics of its employees, Pages and Pages hopes to determine which benefits are most important, and possibly which can be eliminated. Marketers utilize the same technology to keep pace with sales trends.

• A) pre-programming
• B) post-programming
• C) data mining
• D) data storing

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Definitions:

Unconditional Positive Regard

An attitude of acceptance and support of a person regardless of what the person says or does, especially used in client-centered therapy.

Psychosexual Stages

A series of developmental stages postulated by Freud, through which a child's personality develops, each characterized by a focus on erogenous zones.

Growth In Personality

The development and change in an individual's character and behavior traits over time.

High Self-Esteem

A positive evaluation of oneself, characterized by feelings of self-worth and confidence in one's abilities.