Louis, a line supervisor, works for a company that just eliminated a layer of management in order to operate more efficiently, while slashing the budget. His supervisor's position was eliminated. The next career step for Louis would now be manager of operations, which reports directly to the plant manager. Louis is concerned that a promotion would be risky because he no longer has a mentor and it would be a large jump in responsibility. Adding to his concern is that the new plant manager doesn't seem to understand the complexities of keeping multiple assembly lines up and running. These are potential negative consequences of