Downsizing Is the Most Likely to Be Successful When

question 38

Multiple Choice

Downsizing is the most likely to be successful when

• A) high-value activity is eliminated first.
• B) information about the pending layoff is held back from employees.
• C) it is part of the business strategy to improve the company.
• D) it is a stopgap measure to save the company money.

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Definitions:

Quality of Work

The degree to which a job, task, or project is completed with excellence, meeting or exceeding standards.

Halo Effect

A cognitive bias where an individual's overall impression of a person, brand, or product influences their feelings and thoughts about that entity's character or properties.

Overall Impression

The cumulative perception or judgement formed about something or someone, based on various individual attributes, actions, or performances.

Attribute

Is a quality, characteristic, or property that defines or distinguishes an entity, object, or individual.