Faced with a Severe,long-Term Drop-Off in the Demand for Their

question 92

Multiple Choice

Faced with a severe,long-term drop-off in the demand for their products,a company that manufactures replacement parts for airplanes must cut its workforce significantly.The HR department must generate plans for making the workforce reduction more effective.This plan must include all of the following "best practices" EXCEPT

• A) developing a plan for communicating information about the workforce reduction to employees.
• B) outsourcing the termination interviews and administrative processing.
• C) identifying the core work of the business.
• D) providing for nurturing of employees who survive the workforce reduction.

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Definitions:

Leadership Styles

Different approaches to providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating people, such as authoritarian, democratic, and laissez-faire styles.

Task Behavior

The actions and activities involved in carrying out a specific job or task, often emphasizing the technical or operational aspects.

Relationship Behavior

Actions and interactions that influence the dynamics and quality of relationships between individuals or groups.

Telling

The act of conveying information or instructions verbally or through other communicative means.