Refer to the Scenario Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 110

Multiple Choice

Refer to the scenario below to answer the following questions.
A Day in the Life of a CEO (Scenario)
Carly spent the day "shadowing" her uncle Dave, who is the CEO of a large consumer electronics company. Carly is a business management major at a local college, and one of her class assignments was to interview a business manager. When she approached her uncle about the assignment, he invited her to follow him around for a day to observe the typical business activities of a top manager. She noted that he spent the day dealing with a variety of issues. First he met with a division manager who was having difficulty achieving production targets due to his inability to motivate the employees. Then they visited the assembly line to inspect a new machine designed to increase production output. Uncle Dave had once been a production engineer, and the department supervisor and assembly workers were impressed by his knowledge of the new machine's operating specifications. At lunch they met with a group of local CEOs from other companies where everything from the new hiring laws to the latest economic reports was discussed. After lunch, Carly attended a meeting where the five-year strategic plan for the entire company was being evaluated. For her uncle it was a typical day in the life of a CEO, but for Carly it had been a day full of information that she could use for her class assignment.
-At the lunch meeting with other CEOs, Uncle Dave was performing the management role of __________.

• A) negotiator
• B) disseminator
• C) resource allocator
• D) entrepreneur
• E) liaison

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Definitions:

Decentralization

The degree to which the authority to make decisions is given to lower levels in an organization’s hierarchy.

Hierarchy of Authority

A system in organizations where individuals are ranked according to their roles and responsibilities, establishing a clear line of command from top to bottom.

Formal Structure

The officially designated arrangement of roles and responsibilities within an organization, typically outlined in organizational charts and documents.

Unity of Command

A principle stating that each employee should report to one and only one manager to avoid confusion and conflict.