Steve Said to His Manager, "Tristan, I Need to Tell

Multiple Choice

Steve said to his manager, "Tristan, I need to tell you that I have received an unsolicited offer from a competitor. I've enjoyed my eight years at Southern Enterprises, and I'd like to stay. But the offered salary is 20 percent higher than my current salary. The other firm cited what I have learned this past year on the public works job as a particularly valuable skill." Steve is a highly valued employee, and Tristan has been grooming him as his successor. If Tristan were to consider market rates as an important indicator of worth in responding to Steve, Tristan would most likely

A) transfer Steve to a division in another city where the competitor does not have an office.
B) explain to Steve that internal resource considerations establish Steve's salary.
C) seek to retain Steve by increasing his salary by at least 20 percent.
D) contact the competitor and inform them that Steve is "off limits."
E) terminate Steve's employment for insubordination and lack of loyalty.