When the Top Management at Venus Corp

Multiple Choice

When the top management at Venus Corp. sought to change the organization design, form more work teams, and decrease the managers' span of management, it met with great resistance from the managers. This was because the managers feared that their power within the company would decrease. The managers' reaction to change was brought about by _____.

A) facilitation
B) participation
C) threatened self-interests
D) low self-confidence
E) unfamiliarity with company procedures