Empowerment Will Enhance Organizational Effectiveness Under All the Following Conditions

question 40

Multiple Choice

Empowerment will enhance organizational effectiveness under all the following conditions except

• A) sincere efforts to spread power and autonomy to lower levels.
• B) commitment to maintain participation and empowerment.
• C) systematic efforts to empower workers.
• D) renewed concentration of authority in the hands of top managers.
• E) increased commitment to training.

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Definitions:

Sins of Omission

Failures to act that result in negative outcomes or harm, often discussed in ethical or moral contexts.

Risky Shifts

A phenomenon observed in group decision-making processes, where groups tend to make riskier decisions than individuals would when alone.

Original Experiments

Experimental studies or research designed to test hypotheses by manipulating variables in a controlled environment for the first time.

Polarizing Impact

The effect of intensifying differences and divisions within a group or between groups, often leading to a heightened state of conflict or disagreement.