________ is the power vested in a manager to make decisions and use resources to achieve organizational goals by virtue of his or her position in an organization.
A) Authority
B) Hierarchy
C) Prescience
D) Omnipotence

Question

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Authority refers to the power that a manager has by virtue of his or her position in an organization to make decisions and use resources to achieve organizational goals. Hierarchy refers to the levels of authority in an organization, but it does not capture the essence of the power vested in a manager by his or her position. Prescience refers to the ability to know or perceive things before they happen, and omnipotence refers to the state of being all-powerful, neither of which are relevant to the question.

________ Is the Power Vested in a Manager to Make