Domino Grace Is a Financial Services Firm

Multiple Choice

Domino Grace is a financial services firm. Currently, it offers competitive salaries and very generous benefit packages. The cost of those packages is very high, but the company believes that these benefits have helped it attract and keep top talent. Domino Grace is completing a merger with Kryptos, Inc. Salaries at Kryptos are slightly below industry averages, and the benefit packages it offers are considerably worse than those offered by Domino Grace. Domino Grace believes that the merger would be in the best interest of the company, but employees at Domino Grace are resisting this change in part because they are worried that they will lose their outstanding benefits after a merger is complete. The CEO of Domino Grace believes that the best way to overcome the employees' resistance to change is through education and communication. The Kryptos CEO believes that it will be necessary to force the employees to accept the changes. Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the Domino Grace CEO's argument?

A) Kryptos' stable finances offer outstanding long-term stability.
B) Both Domino Grace and Kryptos use a variety of tools to communicate their corporate cultures, such as stories, awards, and special employee-only events.
C) Kryptos' latest offer involves paying a higher price to Domino Grace shareholders if the combined company adopts Kryptos' benefits policy.
D) Domino Grace divisions are assigned based on the customers they serve, and not functional areas.
E) Kryptos has announced that it would follow Domino Grace's policies for attracting and retaining talent.