A Reason Workers Tend to Receive Fewer Promotions Than in the Past

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Multiple Choice

A reason workers tend to receive fewer promotions than in the past is that

• A) most firms now believe hiring people outside the organization is a better way to fill management positions because it brings in new blood.
• B) the movement toward flatter organizational structures provides fewer opportunities to move upward.
• C) firms have found that promoting employees can create jealousy and resentment among the workers who are not promoted.
• D) very few of today's supervisors and lower-level managers have the qualifications needed to move into higher management positions.

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Definitions:

Mesoderm

The middle layer of an embryo in early development, which will develop into muscles, bones, and much of the circulatory, reproductive, and excretory systems.

Epidermis

The outermost layer of cells in both plants and animals, serving as a protective barrier against the environment.

Archenteron

The primary gut that forms during gastrulation in the developing embryo.

Gray Crescent

The grayish area of cytoplasm that marks the region where gastrulation begins in an amphibian embryo