Match Each of the Following Scenarios with the Type of Resistance

question 20

Multiple Choice

Match each of the following scenarios with the type of resistance to change that it most clearly exemplifies.
-​social factors

• A)​The structural changes at Rayu's company involve no downsizing and will dramatically reduce inefficiency and red tape.Still, Rayu doesn't like the changes because he doesn't want to put forth effort into learning a new way of doing things.
• B)​Vega was on vacation when the new process for bug documentation rolled out.Nobody bothered to tell her, so she documented several bugs using the old process.
• C)Bianca loves the new corporate dress code.However, her coworkers make fun of her for adhering to it, so after a few days, she stops.
• D)​Giles is against the new structural changes because he's afraid that they will cost him his job.
• E)​Cammy was all for the structural changes at her company until she realized that fewer people were going to report to her after the changes.
• F)​Kenny, the director of a hospital pharmacy, decides to upgrade the decades-old pharmacy software to a sleeker and newer system.After the upgrade, the pharmacy's electronic records become incompatible with those of the inpatient and outpatient clinics, which are still using old software.The workarounds this requires cause an overall decline in efficiency despite the fact that the new software system is indeed better in the abstract.
• G)​Edmond's job has been redesigned to be more in line with his talents and interests.Although he knows logically that the changes are good, Edmond resists the changes for the simple reason that he's uncomfortable with anything unfamiliar.

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Definitions:

Trademark

A recognizable symbol, design, or expression that uniquely identifies and legally protects the brand or product of a particular source from being used by others.

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Expenses incurred by an organization in its day-to-day operations which do not add to the value of an asset.

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