Empowerment will enhance organizational effectiveness under all the following conditions except
A) sincere efforts to spread power and autonomy to lower levels.
B) commitment to maintain participation and empowerment.
C) systematic efforts to empower workers.
D) renewed concentration of authority in the hands of top managers.
E) increased commitment to training.

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The renewed concentration of authority in the hands of top managers would contradict the concept of empowerment, which seeks to distribute power and decision-making to lower levels in the organization. This would likely have a negative impact on organizational effectiveness. The other options all support empowerment and would have a positive impact on organizational effectiveness.

Empowerment Will Enhance Organizational Effectiveness Under All the Following Conditions