Blake Is a Recently Promoted Manager at Budget Foods, Winning

Multiple Choice

Blake is a recently promoted manager at Budget Foods, winning the position over his former peers. His peers do not view Blake as their supervisor; they continue to think of him and treat him as a peer. As a result, Blake is having to rely more on ________ to delegate work and to manage his staff.

A) centralized decision making
B) external locus of control
C) authority
D) informal influence tactics
E) standardization