Prior to Going on Vacation for Two Weeks, Dan Roberts

question 101

Multiple Choice

Prior to going on vacation for two weeks, Dan Roberts, Division Manager, assembled his management team and said, "In my absence, Marisa will serve as acting Division Manager. I know that all of you department managers will give Marisa your full support." Afterwards, in a one-on-one meeting with Marisa, Dan told her that he was giving her all that she needed to manage in his absence, EXCEPT for

• A) authority to chair the next managers' meeting.
• B) time to do the job.
• C) budget to do the job.
• D) authority to discipline another department head.
• E) authority to oversee production.

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