When an Organization Gives Broader Responsibilities for Decision-Making to First-Line

question 101

Multiple Choice

When an organization gives broader responsibilities for decision-making to first-line supervisors,this is called:

• A)restructuring
• B)downsizing
• C)empowerment
• D)departmentalizing
• E)outsourcing

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, emphasizing the impact of consequences on future behavior.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, an unconditioned stimulus is something that naturally and automatically triggers a response without the need for prior learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.