Ms. Thuraya is the manager of ABAKO Sweets factory located in Muscat, she recently experiences high volume of employee turnover. Ms. Thuraya will suffer heavy expenses to recruit new staff. What would you recommend to Ms. Thuraya in order to control the turnover of employees? O a. Engage in faulty training O b. Not focusing on proper motivation Ensure recruitment and selection process is done correctly O d. Not focusing on proper supervision

Ms. Thuraya is the manager of ABAKO Sweets factory located in Muscat, she recently experiences high volume of employee turnover. Ms. Thuraya will suffer heavy expenses to recruit new staff. What would you recommend to Ms. Thuraya in order to control the turnover of employees? O a. Engage in faulty training O b. Not focusing on proper motivation Ensure recruitment and selection process is done correctly O d. Not focusing on proper supervision

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Publisher:Richard L. Daft

Chapter12: Managing Human Talent

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