Brenda Has Recently Been Denied a Promotion

question 123

Multiple Choice

Brenda has recently been denied a promotion. This is the third time she was turned down for promotion despite excellent performance reviews. Her manager assures her that she was qualified for the promotion but "that's just the way things go." After this latest disappointment, Brenda did an in-depth research on the history of her company. She found that only two women candidates had been promoted to upper management positions in the company's entire history. Which of the following factors is most likely obstructing Brenda's career growth?

• A) a diversity-oriented employer
• B) a wide span of control
• C) the glass ceiling effect
• D) the black swan effect
• E) an affirmative action

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Definitions:

Primary Labor Market

Refers to high-wage sectors of the economy that offer stable employment, good benefits, and opportunities for advancement.

Non-Competing Groups

Refers to segments of the labor market where workers do not directly compete with each other due to differences in skills, qualifications, or other barriers to mobility.

Real Wages

Wages adjusted for inflation, representing the purchasing power of income earned from labor.

CPI

The Consumer Price Index, a measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food, and medical care.