Which Statement About Empowerment Is Not True

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which statement about empowerment is not true?

• A)In business today,managers in progressive organizations are expected to be good at empowering the people with whom they work.
• B)Rather than considering power to be something at higher levels,power can be shared by everyone working in flatter and more collegial structures.
• C)The concept of empowerment is part of the sweeping change being witnessed in today's corporations.
• D)Empowerment is a key foundation of the increasingly popular self-managing work teams and other creative worker involvement groups.
• E)One of the bases for empowerment is the need to maintain older views of power itself.

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Definitions:

Rehabilitation

Involves curing disabilities to the extent possible through medical and technological intervention; trying to improve the lives of people with disabilities by means of care, training, and education; and integrating people with disabilities into society.

Productive Members

Individuals who contribute positively to society through their work, community service, or by fulfilling societal roles that support economic and social development.

Punishment

A consequence imposed on an individual for a perceived or actual wrongdoing, intended to serve as a deterrent to unacceptable behavior.

Deterrence

A strategy intended to discourage someone from taking an action due to the belief that the negative consequences will outweigh the benefits.