Trevor's Peers Were Surprised When He Received a Promotion and Suddenly

Trevor's peers were surprised when he received a promotion and suddenly became their supervisor. They thought he was rather unreliable and weren't sure he was up to the task. According to the contingency model, Trevor has

A) weak position power.
B) poor leader-member relations.
C) poor worker facilitation.
D) low task structure.
E) unsuccessful leadership adaptation.