Question

A major reason workers tend to receive fewer promotions than in the past is that

a. Firms have found that promoting employees can create jealousy and resentment among the workers who are not promoted.

b. Most firms now believe hiring people outside is a better way to fill management positions because it brings in "new blood".

c. There has been a movement towards flatter organizational structures, so there are fewer opportunities to move upward.

d. Very few of today's supervisors and lower-level managers have the qualifications needed to move into higher management positions.