Lurue Lord and her husband started Lord Eye Center in 1978. It has grown to be the largest privately owned optometry/optical $ abusiness in Georgia. Lurue faced an important managerial challenge as the company grew. She had been the main decision maker for the company making virtually all the decisions as to how the company should be run. As the company grew, she found this hand on decision-making style cumbersome a. She noticed that her employees were very motivated whenever she asked their opinions and frequently came up with great ideas. Her challenge was to decide whether to remain involved in all decisions or empower employees to make some of them. To do so could have good consequences: increased creativity and motivation; or bad consequences: lost customers if the decisions backfired. What should she do? 

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What issues should Lurue Lord consider in deciding whether to empower her employees?

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In deciding whether to empower her employees Lurue Lord should consider the following issues 1 Organizational growth Lurue needs to assess the current ... View the full answer