Fiona was telling her friend about the freedom and discretion given to her in scheduling and deciding the procedures used to complete the tasks assigned to her. Which of the following job characteristics was she talking about?
A. feedback
B. task identity
C. task significance
D. skill variety
E. autonomy

E. Autonomy

Explanation:

AUTONOMY refers to a situation where employees have a significant degree of control over their work. Normally, this is a privilege reserved for only upper management because giving autonomy to just about anyone can have disastrous consequences.

It is worthy of note however that there is now a wide belief that if employees are given more autonomy, it can prove very effective in improving employee engagement.

answer; ///i believe the state is (pennsylvania);

c. reserves power to the states and people