After reviewing the reading material about the terms differentiation and segmentation, provide two ways an organization can segment it’s workforce, and include how this impacts total rewards (meaning, does employee eligibility for rewards vary based on this differentiation/segmentation?). Use a minimum of one reference from the class materials to support your discussion
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