Scenario A

Scenario A.Leng,the chairman at Hanover Chemical Engineering,is meeting with Connie,the human resources manager.The company is going through difficult times,Leng explains,and they will need to lay off some employees.Leng must estimate the appropriate size at which the company can perform,and he tasks Connie to enable efficient downsizing.
-Connie has been assigned the task of efficient downsizing.In performing this job,her primary focus should be on

A) increasing the value of the company to its customers.
B) decreasing the number of employees on the payroll.
C) increasing the value of the company to its managers.
D) decreasing the negative impact of the downsizing effort.
E) increasing the company's image in the industry.