If a Firm Hires Lazy Employees

question 70

Multiple Choice

If a firm hires lazy employees,

• A) it must pay them differently or hard-working employees will engage in moral hazard.
• B) it must pay them more or hard-working employees will engage in moral hazard.
• C) it must fire them before their laziness spreads to hard-working employees.
• D) the lazy employees make hard-working employees look good.

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Definitions:

Sleeper Effect

The impact of a persuasive message can increase over time when a discounting cue, such as an invalid source, can no longer be recalled.

Health Promoter

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Persuasibility

The susceptibility of an individual to be influenced or convinced by others, often through arguments or persuasion tactics.

Self-Esteem

The personal judgment of one's own worth, value, or significance.