The Business Department at WhatsUp University Is Planning to Split

question 21

Multiple Choice

The business department at WhatsUp University is planning to split into two departments, one for accounting and finance and another for marketing and management. As a result, the present department chair, Professor Bland, will lose his full-time release from teaching and also share his position on the Dean's council with whoever the other department chair will be. He is against the change, stating that it will cause many problems. How would you describe the most likely cause of Dr. Bland's resistance?

• A) Fear of failure
• B) Loss of status
• C) Dispositional resistance
• D) Fear of the unknown
• E) Peer pressure

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Definitions:

Piaget's Theory

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Heinz Dilemma

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Kohlberg

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