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As a manager, Bill understands the concept of empowerment. He recognizes he can empower his employees by creating circumstances in which his employees feel empowered.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 2

A basic principle and vital fundamental for a supervisor to ensure a work unit's productivity is
 
  A) to achieve high productivity even if worker satisfaction is sacrificed.
  B) to raise the productivity of high performers.
  C) to create an interdependency of the unit's workers.
  D) to refocus low performers to other projects.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Bill cannot actually empower his employees; in contrast to power, which is external in origin, empowerment originates internally. Bill has understood this conceptthat to create empowerment he can only change the circumstances and let his employees do the rest.

Answer to Question 2

C



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