Alternator Company, Inc is outsourcing some peripheral support functions. This outsourcing is most ...

Alternator Company, Inc is outsourcing some peripheral support functions. This outsourcing is most likely to result in downsizing and the layoff of
 
  a. everyone.
  b. top executives only.
  c. line managers only.
  d. staff managers and workers reporting to them.
  e. front-line supervisors.

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Claiborne Manufacturing Company produces table lamps. When they have a number of orders, they subcontract the electrical cord orders to a smaller firm located nearby. Claiborne's workers then incorporate the electrical cord into the finished lamps. This arrangement is a form of
 
  a. commercial subcontracting.
  b. industrial subcontracting.
  c. overflow management.
  d. externality.
  e. peripheral support.