Which of the following downsizing methods can happen on its own if management suspends hiring practices?

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Attrition, also known as natural attrition or natural wastage, is the reduction in the workforce through retirement, resignation, or death. If management suspends hiring practices, the number of employees will naturally reduce through attrition, without any active intervention from management. Therefore, choice B is the correct answer. The other options - transfers, firing, and reduced workweeks - require management action and cannot happen on their own.

Which of the Following Downsizing Methods Can Happen on Its