The management of Won League Lotteries was planning to shut down one of its offices. This shutdown was going to result in layoffs, and the employees were not happy. The employees stopped picking up client calls and started leaving work before completing their eight-hour shifts. In the context of scientific management, this behavior of the employees is known as _____.
A) soldiering
B) policing
C) whistle-blowing
D) accommodation

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The behavior of the employees, where they stopped picking up client calls and leaving work before completing their shift, is an example of soldiering. Soldiering is a term used in scientific management to describe employees intentionally working below their capacity to avoid being held to higher work standards in the future. In this case, the employees are giving a passive-aggressive response to the potential layoffs, hoping that their reduced productivity would show the management that letting them go would not impact the company's operations.

The Management of Won League Lotteries Was Planning to Shut