APPLYING THE CONCEPT -A Manager Announces to His Department That a Pay Cut

APPLYING THE CONCEPT
-A manager announces to his department that a pay cut is being discussed as one option to cut cost and keep prices competitive. Employee reaction to this announcement is negative because they believe management is overpaid and should be the ones taking a pay cut. As one employee puts it, "We should not let them take advantage of us." The reason for resisting this change is:

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