Rebecca is the head of the primary department at la perouse high school. she believes that children will absorb and retain more information if they are taken on educational tours and field trips. but the school's rules and policies do not encourage such activities and rebecca feels her endeavor to improve the children's education is being stifled. this low degree of is reducing rebecca's ability to influence others.

The correct answer is discretion.

Discretion is is the power  to which managers have the right to make decisions on their own. If managers are compelled to observe organizational guidelines and regulations, their ability to influence others is reduced. Like in the given situation, wherein Rebecca had to follow the institution's guidelines, wherein her influence to improve the children's knowledge is decreased due to institutional policies.