Wilma's new employee was not working out as well as she had hoped so she decided to pair her with a more experienced employee. Then she sent her to training. Then she spent time coaching her. Wilma is engaging in .

Overcommittment or escalation of commitment

Explanation: pulling the plug at the right time is critical.when you spend time,money, energy on someone who is not showing any effort or change towards the desires need and you keep investing everything on thar person(time, money, energy e.t.c) is called over commitment or escalation of commitment. Most times we think we can change people and make them better and we try ever means to achieve that even if it drains us. Running a good business or organization demands you to know when to cut your losses. When someone is not giving you your desire result and you keep trying to see if the person will meet up then you are escalating your commitment. You need to find the people who will give you the result you need without been overcommitted to them.

a is the final ! : )

i think it is the third one.