Sophia Has Been Promoted to a Managerial Position in Sugar's

question 79

Multiple Choice

Sophia has been promoted to a managerial position in Sugar's Bakery. One of her jobs is to determine the leave schedules of employees. However, the owner of the company overrides her decisions. Consequently, her subordinates do not respect her position as a manager. Sophia has identified the problem, and it is that the ________

• A) company has a wide span of control.
• B) owner has not delegated enough authority to enable her to do her work.
• C) employees prefer to be guided by another manager.
• D) owner wants to follow the unity-of-command principle.
• E) company follows a decentralized decision-making process.

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