Which of the Following Statements About Empowerment Is NOT Correct

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about empowerment is NOT correct?

• A)A clearer definition of roles and responsibilities may help managers empower others.
• B)Empowerment increases the total power available in an organization by providing opportunities for creative problem solving coupled with the discretion to act.
• C)Empowerment means that all managers need to emphasize different ways of exercising influence.
• D)Special support may be needed for managers so that they become comfortable in developing their own power over events and activities.
• E)Executives and middle managers will change their thinking about and use of traditional position and personal power without having any inducement for changing their thinking or for acting on it.

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