Even Though She Is a Relatively Junior Manufacturing Supervisor, Angela

Multiple Choice

Even though she is a relatively junior manufacturing supervisor, Angela has been assigned to a plant-wide committee on quality control. Angela is concerned that she will be unable to do her regular job as well as take part in extra committee meetings and assignments. She is concerned that this committee will be a "time sink" and a waste. Which of the following statements is most likely to reflect her boss's motivation for giving her this assignment?

A) to move Angela horizontally so that she does not become bored with her work because vertical promotions have become scarce
B) to allow Angela to learn the intellectual and theoretical components of her future job assignment
C) to broaden Angela's exposure to whole-plant operations, processes, and personalities, and help her career prospects
D) to get Angela out of the department without firing her because she is not performing well