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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-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-1: Manifested
A-2: Manifested
A-3: or not manifested
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
45%
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Question Stats:
61% (02:52) correct
39%
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1. For each of the following characteristics listed on the Employment tab, select Manifested if the Interviews tab indicates that the characteristic is manifested by the ballet company in question. Otherwise, select Unknown or not manifested.
| Manifested | or not manifested | |
| A-1 | ||
| A-2 | ||
| A-3 |
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A-1: Manifested
A-2: Manifested
A-3: or not manifested
a: No evidence presented
in Interviews tab. b: Evidence presented
in Interviews tab c: Evidence presented
in Interviews tab
in Interviews tab. b: Evidence presented
in Interviews tab c: Evidence presented
in Interviews tab
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Difficulty:
85%
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Question Stats:
40% (01:41) correct
60%
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2. The last paragraph of the Employment tab identifies three questions (a, b, and c) that need further research. For each of those questions, select Evidence presented in Interviews tab if at least one of the statements in the Interviews tab presents evidence that clearly supports an answer to that question with respect to the company. Otherwise, select No evidence presented in Interviews tab.
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Evidence presented in Interviews tab |
No evidence presented in Interviews tab. |
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| b | ||
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a: No evidence presented
in Interviews tab. b: Evidence presented
in Interviews tab c: Evidence presented
in Interviews tab
in Interviews tab. b: Evidence presented
in Interviews tab c: Evidence presented
in Interviews tab
The ballet company in question tends to have dancers who stay at the company longer, on average, than the dancers at other European ballet companies stay at their companies.
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5%
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96% (01:07) correct
4%
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3. Given the information in the tabs, which one of the following statements is true?
| The ballet company in question pays its dancers more than any other European ballet companies. | |
| The ballet company in question has fewer dancers from Nation N than it has from other nations. | |
| Nation N has more prestigious ballet companies than other European nations. | |
| The ballet company in question tends to have dancers who stay at the company longer, on average, than the dancers at other European ballet companies stay at their companies. | |
| The ballet company in question tends to have dancers who are younger, on average, than the dancers at other European ballet companies |
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The ballet company in question tends to have dancers who stay at the company longer, on average, than the dancers at other European ballet companies stay at their companies.
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Question 1:
A-1. Most employees included in at least some decisions:
Manifested. This is evident in Statement 5, where dancers participate with the choreographer in the design process, indicating their inclusion in decision-making.
A-2. Valuable training provided:
Manifested. Statement 5 indicates dancers learn the renowned style and approach of the choreographer, suggesting the provision of valuable training.
A-3. Increased compensation for excellent performance:
Unknown or not manifested. There is no mention of increased compensation based on performance in the provided statements.
Question 2:
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.
Question 3:
Option A: No data to suggest true or false
Option B: False as there are 11 dancers from Nation N and 7 from Others as given in the Data Tab
Option C: No data to suggest true or false
Option D: True since the average number of years with the ballet company in question is 4.6 while it is 3 for other European ballet companies as given in the Data Tab
Option E: False as average age at this company is 28.2 compared to 26.1 at other companies as given in the Data Tab
Hope this helps!
A-1. Most employees included in at least some decisions:
Manifested. This is evident in Statement 5, where dancers participate with the choreographer in the design process, indicating their inclusion in decision-making.
A-2. Valuable training provided:
Manifested. Statement 5 indicates dancers learn the renowned style and approach of the choreographer, suggesting the provision of valuable training.
A-3. Increased compensation for excellent performance:
Unknown or not manifested. There is no mention of increased compensation based on performance in the provided statements.
Question 2:
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.
Question 3:
Option A: No data to suggest true or false
Option B: False as there are 11 dancers from Nation N and 7 from Others as given in the Data Tab
Option C: No data to suggest true or false
Option D: True since the average number of years with the ballet company in question is 4.6 while it is 3 for other European ballet companies as given in the Data Tab
Option E: False as average age at this company is 28.2 compared to 26.1 at other companies as given in the Data Tab
Hope this helps!
08 Jul 2024, 15:30
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This is a great question and it gets to the heart of what's going on in some of the toughest DI problems.
In the interview tabs, it doesn't really say directly that employees are included in decisions. But it does says that they work in a "collaborative atmosphere." (Is it really collaboration if you're not involved in ANY decisions?) And it does say that the structure is egalitarian. (If only the higher-ups made decisions, that seems more hierarchical than egalitarian, right?)
So it might not feel great. You're not going to know for sure that you're right. But you have to embrace the ambiguity, decide that the evidence is sufficient (or not), and be decisive. There's really no alternative.
I hope that helps a bit!
