SCENARIO 10-4 Your Supervisor Has to Restructure the Jobs Within Your Division,and

question 38

Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 10-4
Your supervisor has to restructure the jobs within your division,and some of your colleagues are not pleased.One colleague,Don,is concerned that he will not be able to perform the new tasks.Since he is paid by the amount he produces,his pay may be reduced.Doug just dislikes any uncertainty and has developed a negative attitude about work and the proposed changes.Another colleague,Tony,is afraid that his job may be in jeopardy and that he may be laid off.

-Referring to SCENARIO 10-4,the source of Don's resistance is

• A)cynicism.
• B)self-interest.
• C)low tolerance for change.
• D)fear of the unknown.
• E)misunderstanding.

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