When Supervisors Empower Employees and Delegate to Them the Authority

question 43

Multiple Choice

When supervisors empower employees and delegate to them the authority to make decisions on those things that affect their work and change the way that they think about work,that's ________.

• A)authority
• B)responsibility
• C)centralization
• D)departmentalization
• E)decentralization

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Definitions:

Propriate Functional Autonomy

The level of functional autonomy that relates to our values, self-image, and lifestyle.

Expressive Behavior

Spontaneous and seemingly purposeless behavior, usually displayed without our conscious awareness.

Mastery

The process of acquiring complete knowledge or skill in a subject or activity, often associated with high competence and achievement.

Secondary Traits

Personality characteristics that are more situation-specific and less central to the individual's personality than primary traits.