"Excuse Me," the Secretary Began

question 55

Multiple Choice

"Excuse me," the secretary began. "Don't you have a 3:30 appointment to present a gold watch to Mr. Chung?" The manager froze in her tracks, realized the secretary was correct, and immediately began preparing herself to fulfill the managerial role identified by Mintzberg as

• A) figurehead.
• B) leader.
• C) disseminator.
• D) liaison.
• E) entrepreneur.

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