Strum Services Provides Content Management Services to Major Educational Publishers

Strum Services provides content management services to major educational publishers. Due to low morale, the level of employee output has been below par which has caused a backlog in work.
-Which of the following, if true, would weaken the argument to use coercive techniques in this situation?

A) The company's current work volumes are quite high.
B) The company has taken several efforts to improve the level of employee morale and motivation.
C) The company recently learned that one of its clients utilizes the services of a rival content management firm.
D) The company cannot afford to hire temp workers to handle the backlog and complete the work on time.
E) The company just finished its peak season, during which employees were required to work overtime and on weekends.