A Manager Remarks to You, "Empowerment Means Providing Freedom for People

Multiple Choice

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. It is an effective "push" strategy to get employees to act in desirable ways.
B) You should disagree. It is meant to be a "pull" strategy which allows employees to choose work based on intrinsic attraction.
C) You should disagree. Empowerment is about creating feelings of capability and does not involve providing freedom.