Employees at a Local Factory Are Going on Strike to Protest

question 23

Multiple Choice

Employees at a local factory are going on strike to protest their wages. Paloma, a public relations manager for the factory, uses contingency theory to determine the best course of action. After evaluating all the internal and external factors in this strike, she advises the company to award the workers the higher wages they seek. According to contingency theory, this course of action can best be described as ___________.

• A) Pure advocacy
• B) Pure accommodation
• C) Pure containment
• D) Pure collaboration

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