Delegating Greater Authority to Subordinate Managers and Employees

question 38

Multiple Choice

Delegating greater authority to subordinate managers and employees

• A) creates a more horizontal or flatter organization structure with fewer management layers and usually acts to shorten organizational response times.
• B) usually slows down decision-making because so many more people are involved and it takes longer to reach a consensus on what to do and when to do it.
• C) can be a de-motivating factor because it requires people to take responsibility for their decisions and actions.
• D) is very, very risky because it usually results in lots of "bad" decisions on the part of employees and lower levels of financial performance.
• E) enhances greater cross-unit coordination and aids the capture of strategic fit benefits across related businesses.

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Definitions:

Deculturation

Is the process by which the culture of an indigenous people or group is lost or destroyed.

Assimilation

The process by which individuals or groups absorb and integrate new information and experiences into their existing knowledge structures or cultural practices.

Business Practices

customary, habitual methods of operation that are engaged in by businesses.

Deculturation Strategy

A process of reducing or eliminating the cultural characteristics of a group or society, often in the context of mergers and acquisitions or colonization.