In the XYZ Corp.passenger car manufacturing plant,assembly line station team leaders are allowed to stop the assembly line by pulling a cord available at each station whenever they notice a serious quality problem in the assembly process.This is an example of which of the following terms?

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Autonomy refers to the degree to which an employee has the freedom and independence to carry out their job tasks. In this scenario, the team leaders have the autonomy to stop the assembly line if they notice a quality problem, indicating that they have the freedom and independence to make decisions and take action on their own.