To feel comfortable enough to practice autonomously and make effective decisions in an institution with a decentralized organizational philosophy, staff must be empowered with (select all that apply):
a. autonomy.
b. conflict resolution.
c. decision-making skills.
d. communication techniques.
e. human resources management.
A, B, C, D
Staff must be empowered with education, decision-making skills, conflict resolution, and com-munication techniques to feel comfortable enough to practice autonomously and make effective decisions. Staff members in decentralized organizations are more accountable because fewer people provide functional supervision, quality monitoring, or unit-specific responsibilities that were previously part of the role of the manager.
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