The following characteristics tend to help organizations attract talented employees: A-1. Most employees included in at least some decisions A-2. Valuable training provided A-3. Increased compensation for excellent performance A-4. A reputation for good teamwork The following characteristics tend to help organizations retain talented employees: R-1. High employee job satisfaction and commitment to the organization R-2. Employees with few alternative job possibilities outside the company that match their skills and talents Although many of these characteristics associated with attracting and retaining talented employees apply to ballet companies, it is not clear (a) how important each of these characteristics is relative to all of the others, (b) whether a characteristic that tends to attract candidates may also increase employee retention, and (c) how one or more ballet companies manifest one or more of these characteristics.A researcher collected the following statements, which are representative samples of comments about the ballet company from dancers and staff at a prestigious but relatively low-paying European ballet company in Nation N. 1. Dancers join the company because it enhances their professional profile. 2. Dancers come in pursuit of the goal of working with the company's prestigious resident choreographer. 3. Dancers apply for positions at the ballet company because it allows them to work in an environment where each dancer, even relatively new ones, will play principal dance roles. 4, Dancers stay with the company because of the collegial and collaborative atmosphere among the dancers and the resident choreographer; the cause of this atmosphere is attributed to the company's egalitarian structure (as described in Statement 3). 5. Dancers stay with the company because they enjoy participating with the resident choreographer in the design process, as it teaches them this choreographer's renowned style and approach.The table provides select and accurate information about the ballet company identified on the Interviews tab alongside relevant industrywide averages (arithmetic mean) for all professional European ballet companies.

Official Solution: a. Importance of each characteristic relative to others: No evidence presented in Interviews tab. The interviews do not compare the importance of different characteristics. b. Whether a characteristic that attracts candidates also increases retention: Evidence presented in Interviews tab. The collaborative atmosphere (Statement 4) and the opportunity to learn from the choreographer (Statement 5) both attract and retain dancers. c. How the ballet company manifests these characteristics: Evidence presented in Interviews tab. The interviews provide specific examples of how the ballet company manifests characteristics such as inclusion in decisions, valuable training, and good teamwork. Correct answer: a: Evidence presented in Interviews tab b: No evidence presented in Interviews tab. c: No evidence presented in Interviews tab.