OSawyer Discovered Problems in Coordinating the Work Flow Going from Her

question 181

Multiple Choice

O.Sawyer discovered problems in coordinating the work flow going from her department to marketing.To solve the problem,she identified some situations that needed correction and asked employees to submit their suggestions for improvement.After their suggestions were summarized,the employees selected one for implementation.Next,a supervisor was given responsibility and authority to oversee implementation and to keep Sawyer informed.Sawyer's actions exhibit the ____ leadership style.

• A) laissez-faire
• B) hands-off
• C) existential
• D) authoritarian
• E) democratic

---

Definitions:

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle preventing a party from retracting a promise when the other party has reasonably relied on that promise and acted upon it, leading to a detriment.

Reasonable Reliance

Relying on a statement or action in a manner that a reasonable person would consider justified under the circumstances.

UCC

The United States has implemented the Uniform Commercial Code, a wide set of legal principles, to govern commercial exchanges.

Consideration

In contract law, something of value given by both parties to a contract that induces them to enter into the agreement to exchange mutual performances.