Brandon Assigns Responsibility to a Subordinate for Preparing a Sales

question 138

Multiple Choice

Brandon assigns responsibility to a subordinate for preparing a sales presentation for an important potential client and authorizes the necessary expenditures of money and human resources,but he still requires a dress rehearsal to be presented to him before the actual presentation.Brandon realizes that accountability cannot be

• A) created.
• B) delegated.
• C) assigned.
• D) expected.
• E) accepted.

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