Mary Is a New Employee in the Handbag Department of a Major

question 176

Multiple Choice

Mary is a new employee in the handbag department of a major department store.She is not entirely sure whether she is to simply stay on the sales floor and sell purses to customers,or if she is to sell the items and then go back into the stockroom to replenish them.Mary is experiencing

• A)information overload.
• B)role ambiguity.
• C)role overload.
• D)role conflict.

---

Definitions:

Apparent Authority

The appearance or assumption of authority based on the actions, words, or deeds of the principal or because of circumstances the principal created.

Doctrine of Estoppel

A legal principle that prevents a person from asserting something contrary to what is implied by a previous action or statement by them, or by a previous relevant judicial determination.

Expressly Bind

To clearly, explicitly, or directly impose a legal obligation or duty.

Principal's Identity

Refers to the clear disclosure or acknowledgment of the principal party in an agency relationship.