The book cites several examples of companies that have engaged in work sharing.Their workers accepted a reduction in their weekly hours in order to avoid

A) excessive retraining costs.
B) wage increases.
C) compliance with government workforce diversity policy.
D) layoffs.
E) Both C and D

Work sharing is a strategy used by companies to avoid layoffs by reducing the weekly hours of their workers, allowing them to keep their jobs during tough economic times or downturns in business. It is not primarily about avoiding retraining costs, preventing wage increases, or complying with government workforce diversity policies.