A company is planning to revise its organizational structure and one of the managers suggests increasing employee empowerment by giving them more decision$-$making authority. Which of the following, if TRUE, would support his stand?

Question $3$Answer

a$.$

The company's front$-$line workers have first$-$hand knowledge of what can and cannot be done.

b$.$

The company culture revolves around the founder who is charismatic and in$-$charge kind of CEO.

c$.$

The company is trying to recover from an economic downturn that caused significant losses which necessitated downsizing.

d$.$

The firm's employees are reluctant to disrupt the status quo and are apprehensive about any change in responsibility.