Owen Corp, a Company Operating in the Retail Industry, Has an an Implicit

question 56

Multiple Choice

Owen Corp., a company operating in the retail industry, has an implicit policy of recruiting candidates from the majority community. Its rival firm, which encourages job applications from diverse backgrounds, has been registering a higher profit consistently. In the context of the implicit recruitment policy at Owen Corp., which of the following is more likely to contribute to such a pattern in profitability?

• A) It could have shrunk its supply of potential candidates.
• B) It may have contributed to a large amount of foreign fund flow leading to decreasing profit levels.
• C) It could have possibly resulted in an increasing power distance within the organization.
• D) It may have contributed to a large pool of overqualified professionals performing less challenging jobs.

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