A Nonfamily Employee of a Family Business Complains That the Recent

Multiple Choice

A nonfamily employee of a family business complains that the recent promotion of a family member was unfair. The owner should

A) enter into a discussion of the roles and opportunities for both family members and outsiders.
B) point out the fact that family members always have the inside track, even though this is disappointing to the bypassed employee.
C) get the employee to think more positively by describing other attractive features of the employee's job.
D) shrug his shoulders and acknowledge that a tension always exists and that it can never be satisfactorily dealt with.