Franco Told His Protégé, "Benito, During Your Career as a Manager

Franco told his protégé, "Benito, during your career as a manager, you will sometimes encounter problems with upward communications from your employees. For example, your employees may filter what they tell you, share only good news, and suppress bad news for several reasons, including

A) they want to appear competent; they mistrust you; and they do not want to shield you from problems."
B) they do not trust you; they fear you will 'punish the messenger'; and they do not want to shield you from problems."
C) they want to appear competent; they fear you will 'punish the messenger'; and they believe they are helping you."
D) they trust you implicitly; they fear you will 'punish the messenger'; and they believe they are helping you."
E) they want to appear competent; they trust you implicitly; and they believe they are helping you."