Employees Have a Good Reason to Be Fearful When Employers

question 78

Multiple Choice

Employees have a good reason to be fearful when employers speak about improving productivity because:

• A) improving productivity reduces overhead costs.
• B) improving productivity hinders employee growth options.
• C) cost-reduction strategies often result in overtime and difficult work.
• D) cost-reduction strategies often lead to downtime.

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Definitions:

Law of Small Numbers

A cognitive bias that leads individuals to draw broad conclusions from small data sets or a limited number of observations.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that involves judging the likelihood of an event by comparing it to an existing prototype that comes to mind, often leading to errors in decision making.

Availability Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals overestimate the importance of information readily available to them.

Hard-Charging Manager

A highly motivated and aggressive manager who pushes themselves and their team towards achieving goals.