The act of strengthening employees' sense of effectiveness by encouraging and rewarding them for participating in decision-making and exercising initiative and imagination is referred to as
A) authoritarianism.
B) proaction.
C) empowerment.
D) transformation.
E) delegation.

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Empowerment involves giving employees the authority and resources to make decisions and take action, which enhances their sense of effectiveness and motivation. It involves encouraging participation in decision-making and initiative, which is different from authoritarianism, which promotes top-down control; delegation, which involves assigning specific tasks; and transformation, which focuses on organizational change. Proaction is a term not commonly used in management theory.

The Act of Strengthening Employees' Sense of Effectiveness by Encouraging