The supervisor of the printing shop has just announced that the company will buy new machines to replace the old ones. The word through the grapevine is that workers are not very receptive to this change because they believe new machines will need fewer operators. You have just returned from a workshop on change and resistance to change. Which of the following best describes the reason for resisting this change?
A) threat to one's self interest
B) uncertainty
C) lack of confidence that change will succeed
D) lack of conviction that change is necessary
E) distrust of leadership
F) threat to personal values
G) fear of being manipulated

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The workers are resisting the change because they believe that new machines will need fewer operators, which is a threat to their self-interest.

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