The Chief Executive of a Large Telecommunications Company Wanted to Restructure

The chief executive of a large telecommunications company wanted to restructure the organization so product leaders would have more power than the executives in charge of each region. The regional executives tried to prevent this restructuring because it would weaken their power and possibly reduce their salaries in the long term. This action by the regional executives is mainly an example of resistance due to:

A) breaking routines.
B) negative valence of change.
C) saving face.
D) incongruent organizational systems.
E) fear of the unknown.