As an Upper Level Manager in His Organization, Lionel Tucker

As an upper level manager in his organization, Lionel Tucker has been asked to mentor a less experienced, lower-level employee. His boss wants both the lower-level employee and Lionel to have input into the relationship. Lionel is not happy with the request because he feels his work load is already too heavy. Lionel reluctantly agrees to the request because he ________.

A) thinks the lower-level employee is falling behind
B) cannot see any way out of the request
C) owes his boss a favor
D) believes in network ties
E) thinks the relationship with be beneficial to him