Summit Care Center has a long history of jumping on every trendy management and organizational bandwagon that comes along.Oddly, while executives often seem to benefit from these trends, frontline workers often find themselves "rightsized" out of their jobs or, if their positions are not eliminated, with a much heavier workload.Summit management has just informed employees that they are implementing another management change and they are met with considerable resistance.What is the most likely reason Summit employees are resistant to this particular change?
A)Lack of information
B)Self-interest
C)Lack of understanding
D)Ambiguity
E)Competitors

Question

Summit Care Center has a long history of jumping on every trendy management and organizational bandwagon that comes along.Oddly, while executives often seem to benefit from these trends, frontline workers often find themselves "rightsized" out of their jobs or, if their positions are not eliminated, with a much heavier workload.Summit management has just informed employees that they are implementing another management change and they are met with considerable resistance.What is the most likely reason Summit employees are resistant to this particular change?
A)Lack of information
B)Self-interest
C)Lack of understanding 
D)Ambiguity
E)Competitors

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The passage suggests that Summit Care Center has a history of implementing new management and organizational changes that benefit executives while frontline workers often lose their jobs or face a heavier workload. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that Summit employees are resistant to this new change because they fear it will adversely affect their interests.

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