ASK FOR INPUT AFTER THE DECISION
Participation remains important.
Timing is simply more important.
Requesting input after approval allows employees to experience consultation without exposing management to the operational risks of influence.
Unfortunately, the research…
Research territory
Research on psychological empowerment and employee voice distinguishes having something to say from having a credible chance to influence what happens.
Anchor: employee voice; managerial receptiveness; participative decision-making.
Seed Claim Library for POWER: POWER-001, POWER-002, POWER-003. These are root-level research propositions, not an assertion that any one Claim maps one-to-one to this joke.
This static edition exposes the research territory and Seed Claim Library, not a finalized evidence verdict for this specific joke. Study-level citations, claim confidence, and evidence-change history will appear only after the research Machine completes its publication gate. The joke is never evidence.
The research hook identifies mechanisms to investigate. It is not a claim that the literature literally tested this Directive.
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