UNDERSTANDING BUSINESS
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Chapter 7.5, Problem 7.5AQ
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To determine: Whether the employee will thrive in a self-managed workplace.
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The manager’s role is changed these days. As the managers have to perform many assigned duties, so managers delegate some power to employees in order to take decisions of their own. It will motivate employees to perform well.
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