In Return for Participation and Cooperation in Instituting a Major

question 37

Multiple Choice

In return for participation and cooperation in instituting a major organizational change, Marietta Textiles employees received two extra days of paid vacation. This is an example of which method of dealing with employee resistance to change?

• A) Education and communication.
• B) Facilitation and support.
• C) Negotiation and rewards.
• D) Manipulation and cooptation.
• E) Coercion.

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