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A company called Excel Inc has acquired another company called M&M Inc Excel Inc has 150 employees and M&M Inc has 50 employees.
 
  It is decided that the seniority list will be combined according to the proportion of the number of employees in both the companies. Since the proportion is 3:1, in the first four places on the new seniority lists, the three positions ranked highest in Excel Inc are given positions 1, 2, and 3, and the highest ranked position in M&M Inc is given rank 4 . Which of the following principles of combining seniority lists is used in this example?
 
  a. associative rank
  b. ratio-rank
  c. rank maintenance
  d. absolute rank

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true regarding the equality norm in negotiation?
 
  a. The tendency to respond to the actions of others with equal or similar actions is the source of the equality norm.
  b. The equality norm involves maintaining the status quo, or keeping all significant issues in their current state.
  c. The equality norm is a form of the fairness norm in which both sides gain the same amount.
  d. The equality norm promotes distribution of resources based on the proportional input of the parties.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c





 

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