Which of the Following Statements Is Consistent with the Attraction-Selection-Attrition

question 119

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is consistent with the attraction-selection-attrition (ASA) theory?

• A)Job applicants who later become organizational members tend to be attracted to co-workers who share their values and assumptions.
• B)Organizations have a natural tendency to attract, select, and retain people with values that are consistent with the organization's own culture.
• C)Attraction, selection and attrition are part of the natural life-cycle of organizational members.
• D)Employees get attached to organizations that meet their reward expectations.
• E)Attraction followed by selection inevitably leads to attrition in the future.

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