Why do managers often offer counseling to underperforming employees rather than just fire them?
A) to give the organization a favorable image
B) to avoid discord
C) to avoid the cost of replacing the employee
D) to avoid unsettling other employees

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C) Counseling is cost-effective in many cases. To fire an employee, then go through the trouble and effort of recruiting and training his or her replacement is a time-consuming and costly process that managers try to avoid, making "to avoid the cost" the correct response. Though counseling may allow a manager to make the organization seem "nice," giving the organization a favorable image or avoiding upsetting other employees, these are not reasons that responsible managers use to initiate counseling, so they are incorrect for this question.

Why Do Managers Often Offer Counseling to Underperforming Employees Rather