Possibly the World's Largest Full-Text Information Resource, Accessible Through Mobile

question 15

Multiple Choice

Possibly the world's largest full-text information resource, accessible through mobile devices as well as conventional personal computers, is called:

• A)BNA Bloomberg
• B)Westlaw
• C)LexisNexis
• D)CCH

Distinguish between workforce reduction, work redesign, and systemic change as strategies of downsizing.

Identify the impact of downsizing on organizational culture and employee morale.

Differentiate between outsourcing, offshoring, and outplacement within the context of organizational restructuring.

Recognize the importance of ethical considerations and justice (interactional, procedural, distributive) in the downsizing process.

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Definitions:

Androgyny

A state or quality of embodying both traditionally masculine and traditionally feminine characteristics.

Oedipus Complex

A Freudian theory in psychoanalytic psychology describing a child's emotions and subconscious sexual desires toward their opposite-sex parent.

Electra Complex

A psychoanalytic theory describing a girl's sense of competition with her mother for the affections of her father.

Psychoanalytic Theory

A comprehensive theory developed by Sigmund Freud that attempts to explain human behavior through unconscious motivations and conflicts.