Employee assistance programs can be especially useful when mitigating which source of violence?
a. Patients
b. Current or former workers
c. Criminals with no connection to the em-ployer
d. Someone who has a personal relationship with an employee
D
The implications for management of the threat of workplace violence vary depending somewhat on the source of violence. In dealing with someone who has a personal relationship with an em-ployee, employee assistance programs can be especially useful.
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