The CEO of New Millennium Enterprises wants to consolidate the activities of various departments within the organization.She knows that this will lead to the loss of some jobs and if the decision "comes from the top" it will lead to opposition and a decrease in morale of her employees.To try to diffuse this opposition and decrease in morale she appoints a committee of employees and charges them with suggesting ways in which the functioning of the company can become more "efficient." By allowing her employees to participate in the decision to combine the departments,she has used which of Yukl's means of political power?

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Co-optation involves bringing individuals into a beneficial relationship or decision-making process to forestall opposition and ensure support, which is what the CEO is doing by involving employees in the decision-making process regarding efficiency improvements.

The CEO of New Millennium Enterprises Wants to Consolidate the Activities