Tristans supervisor, Kim, agrees with her employees that an unfair work schedule has been instituted by the department manager. No one is happy. Kim assures the employees that she will discuss the issue with the department manager as soon as possible. However, every time Kim has an opportunity to raise those concerns with the manager, Kim always backs down and does not mention the unfair scheduling. It is likely the employees will begin to lose faith in the supervisors:

A. Ability

B. Ethics

C. Integrity

D. Reputation

E. Social Exchange