The Employees at KLM Company Are Complaining That the Supervisors

question 37

Multiple Choice

The employees at KLM Company are complaining that the supervisors tend to pick favorites within their departments. Company policies are not equally enforced and the favorites are not disciplined for safety violations. These employees are complaining about ________.

• A) Theory X management
• B) hygiene factors
• C) intrinsic factors
• D) equity theory

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Definitions:

Ceteris Paribus

A Latin phrase meaning "all other things being equal," used in economics to isolate the effect of one variable by holding others constant.

Yield

The income return on an investment, such as the interest or dividends received, expressed as a percentage of the investment's cost.

Bond

A fixed-income instrument that represents a loan made by an investor to a borrower, typically corporate or governmental, which pays periodic interest and the return of the principal at maturity.

Treasury Bill

Short-term, highly liquid government debt obligation issued at a discount from the face value and returning the face amount at maturity.