Sylvia has been promoted to a managerial position in SweeTime Bakery. One of her jobs is to determine the leave schedules of employees. However, the owner of the company overrides her decisions. Consequently, Sylvia's subordinates do not respect her position as a manager. Sylvia has identified the problem, and it is that the
A)company has a wide span of control.
B)owner has not delegated enough authority to enable her to do her work.
C)employees prefer to be guided by another manager.
D)owner wants to follow the unity-of-command principle.
E)company follows a decentralized decision-making process.

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The problem is that the owner has not delegated enough authority to enable Sylvia to do her work. Without the ability to make decisions regarding employee leave schedules, Sylvia's subordinates do not see her as a real manager and therefore do not respect her authority.

Sylvia Has Been Promoted to a Managerial Position in SweeTime