Your Supervisor Has Restructured the Jobs Within Your Division and Some

question 13

Multiple Choice

Your supervisor has restructured the jobs within your division and some of your colleagues are not pleased. Abbas is concerned that he will not be able to perform the new tasks. Since he is paid by the amount he produces, his pay might be reduced. Nasser is afraid that his job may be in jeopardy and he may be laid off. Hamid dislikes uncertainty and has developed a negative attitude.
-Since the restructuring, your division has had trouble filling the open positions with appropriate candidates. The selection processes used by human resources have not yet adjusted to the new criteria required for the restructured job positions. This problem is an example of which kind of resistance to change?

• A) threat to established power relationships
• B) group inertia
• C) threat to expertise
• D) structural inertia
• E) limited focus of change

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Definitions:

Oxygen

A chemical element (O) essential for cellular respiration in living organisms and a component of the earth's atmosphere.

Maternal Blood

Blood circulating in a pregnant woman that provides nutrients and oxygen to both the mother and the fetus.

Embryonic Blood

Blood cells that are present in an embryo, fundamental in the development of the circulatory system.

Fetal Blood

Blood that circulates through a fetus, which has unique properties, such as a higher concentration of hemoglobin, to efficiently carry oxygen from the placenta.