Amanda McPherson Is a Working Mother with One Child and an Ailing

question 63

Multiple Choice

Amanda McPherson is a working mother with one child and an ailing parent to look after in addition to her duties as a wife and job responsibilities as a legal consultant. Since Amanda always felt pressed for time, the news that the consultancy she worked for would allow her to work from home two days a week came as a great relief to her. She now feels more motivated to work for the company as the company has taken into account her personal and professional needs. The company has allowed Amanda to use the option of ________.

• A) gainsharing
• B) offshoring
• C) telecommuting
• D) homeshoring
• E) work sharing

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