An Organization May Be Able to Avoid Communicating That It

question 16

Multiple Choice

An organization may be able to avoid communicating that it is reducing its workforce by

• A) by having laid-off employees sign a non-disclosure agreement.
• B) by laying off employees in a location distant from its headquarters.
• C) if it can reduce the number of employees due to natural attrition.
• D) if it can provide placement services for employees who must leave.

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Definitions:

Parental Stock

The breeding animals or plants used in agriculture or aquaculture, from which offspring are produced for specific qualities or production purposes.

Sympatric Speciation

The process where new species evolve from a single ancestral species while inhabiting the same geographic region.

Separate Identities

The concept of distinguishing or individualizing characteristics that make a person, group, or entity distinct from others.

Reproductive Isolation

A collection of mechanisms, behaviors, and physiological processes that prevent the members of two different species that cross or mate from producing offspring, or ensure any offspring are sterile.