Fact Pattern 25-2 (Questions 19-20 Apply)

question 52

Multiple Choice

Fact Pattern 25-2 (Questions 19-20 apply)
Kit, manager of Long-Term Care Company's office in Metro City, de¬cides to replace the office's male employees with females. Nia, an assis¬tant manager transferred from a different Long-Term Care office, refuses to cooperate. Kit retali¬ates against Nia, who quits. Within a year, the male employees also quit.
-Refer to Fact Pattern 25-2.Liability for Kit's conduct most likely rests with

• A) Long-Term Care male employees, who should have acted themselves.
• B) Long-Term Care, which should have known, and Kit, who acted.
• C) Nia, who did not cooperate.
• D) no one, because no law was violated.

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Vertical Fit

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The process of ensuring that human resource practices are in harmony with the strategic goals and objectives of an organization.

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