Aklilu Oversees the Contract Department at a Major University

Aklilu oversees the contract department at a major university. He has noticed that he spends much of his time checking over his subordinates' work and authorizing them to submit contracts. Oftentimes, since the contracts are specialized by academic department and external agency, his employees have to explain to him what he is signing or authorizing. What should Aklilu do to improve efficiency and reduce the time he and his employees spend on these tasks? The process of giving all employees the authority to make decisions and be responsible for their outcomes is known as ________.

A) hire another manager to help him watch his team more closely
B) implement harsher punishments whenever a typo or other mistake occurs in a contract
C) give his employees the authority to make more contract-related decisions themselves
D) restrict his employees' ability to make wording decisions so he can reduce errors