At PacifCorp, instead of managers dictating a set of narrowly defined tasks to each individual employee, responsibility for a substantial portion of the organization's activities is assigned to teams of individuals who must determine the best way to fulfill those responsibilities. This approach takes advantage of management by
A) employee-centered work redesign.
B) organizational-focused work teams.
C) ad-hoc work teams.
D) self-managed teams.
E) commitment teams.

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This approach is characteristic of self-managed teams, where teams are given significant responsibility for determining their own objectives and the methods to achieve them, rather than having tasks and methods dictated by management.

At PacifCorp, Instead of Managers Dictating a Set of Narrowly