A manager remarks to you, "Empowerment means providing freedom for people to do successfully what you, the manager, want them to do." How should you respond?

A) You should agree.
B) You should disagree.
C) You should wait before you respond.

Answer: B
Explanation: A) Incorrect. Empowerment means providing freedom for people to do successfully what they want to do rather than getting them to do what you want them to do. It is a theory of internal, rather than external, motivation.
B) Correct. Empowerment means providing freedom for people to do successfully what they want to do rather than getting them to do what you want them to do. It is a theory of internal, rather than external, motivation.
C) Incorrect. Waiting only delays the response.