A Multinational Corporation Realized That It Needed to Cut Costs

question 75

Multiple Choice

A multinational corporation realized that it needed to cut costs in order to compensate for the financial losses that it was facing. Among other measures, it decided to discontinue reimbursements for transportation, despite all the grievances put forward by the employees to the managers regarding the issue. As a result, employees commuting long distances to get to work became resentful toward the management and started showing their discontentment by taking longer breaks and frequent leaves. In this context, which of the following would most likely have reduced the dissatisfaction of workers?

• A) Empathetic listening
• B) Perceptual filtering
• C) Reactive communication
• D) Selective attention

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Definitions:

Linear Relationship

A direct relationship between two variables that can be represented by a straight line on a graph.

Vertical

In business and economics, it refers to the integration of various stages of production and distribution under the control of a single company.

Two-Dimensional Graph

A visualization tool showing the relationship between two variables on a plane, with one variable along the x-axis and the other along the y-axis.

Overallocated Resources

Refers to a situation where more resources are being used in the production of a good or service than what is considered efficient, leading to wastefulness or reduced economic welfare.