New River Valley Community College would like to add an e-commerce program to their curriculum,since the demand for graduates from these programs has increased dramatically in recent years.The introduction of such a program would require the hiring of a number of new faculty members.So far,the college has been unable to develop the program.The change has been blocked because the administrators cannot reallocate sufficient funds between departments in the college's personnel budget to allow the hiring of the necessary faculty.These funds have been committed for the long term since the majority of the faculty at New River Valley Community College are tenured.This would most appropriately be considered an example of ____ as a source of organizational resistance to change.

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The resistance to change is due to resource limitations, as the college cannot reallocate funds from other departments to hire new faculty. The majority of the faculty being tenured indicates that the budget has already been allocated for the long term, making it difficult to make changes. This is not related to economic reasons or organization culture, and it is not a result of organization design.

New River Valley Community College Would Like to Add an E-Commerce