The Business Department at WhatsUp University Is Planning to Split

question 57

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:

Scala Tympani

A fluid-filled spiral passage in the inner ear, part of the cochlea, that plays a role in the process of hearing.

Vestibule

An entryway or small foyer leading into a larger space, or the central part of the ear connecting the cochlea and semicircular canals.

Cochlear Duct

A spiral-shaped cavity in the cochlea of the inner ear, filled with endolymph fluid, crucial for converting sound vibrations into neural signals.

Scala Vestibuli

The scala vestibuli is a perilymph-filled cavity inside the cochlea of the inner ear; it lies superior to the scala media and transmits sound vibrations to the cochlear duct.