Catherine and Bernice Are Faculty Members at a Local College

question 57

Multiple Choice

Catherine and Bernice are faculty members at a local college who feel very differently about their academic dean. Catherine believes that he is always engaging in political activity that is not in the best interests of the college. She describes him as a man who passes the buck and who is scheming and arrogant. Bernice believes that the dean is an effective manager.
-Bernice's label for what Catherine describes as "passing the buck" might be ________.

• A) delegating authority
• B) showing responsibility
• C) encouraging dependency
• D) demonstrating conscientiousness
• E) facilitating cooperation

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Definitions:

Disadvantage

An unfavorable condition or circumstance that reduces one's ability to achieve or accomplish something.

Corporate Form

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The legal and financial responsibilities a corporation faces for its actions or failures to act, potentially including civil liabilities or criminal penalties.

Tort

A wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability.