lecture described participative-oriented leader behavior as the degree to which a leader involves followers in problem solving and decision making. Though such practice comes with various motivational benefits, please identify the reason(s) for why managers may be reluctant to embrace participative management:

A. Participative leadership requires that managers give up some control over decision making and managers may be blamed for employees failure to perform.

B. Participative leadership can reduce employee effort since they now have control over the decision making and can lower performance goals.

C. Participative leadership encourages employees to voice their opinions. This can lead to groupthink and reduce creativity in problem solving.

D. A & B

E. A, B, & C

F. A & C