The organizing challenge of a decentralized structure that stresses employee empowerment is
A. establishing a collegial, collaborative culture so that decisions can be made by gaining a quick consensus on what to do and when to do it.
B. how to convince lower-level managers and employees that they are empowered.
C. how to avoid demotivating employees (because empowered employees are expected to take responsibility for their actions and decisions).
D. how to keep empowered employees from making lots of stupid decisions.
E. how to exercise control over the actions and decisions of empowered employees so that the business is not put at risk while trying to capture the benefits of empowerment.
Answer: E
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