When the Marketing Department Exceeded Its Allocated Budget by 20

question 44

Multiple Choice

When the marketing department exceeded its allocated budget by 20 percent, management blamed it on the marketing director even though management had drastically cut the department's budget midway through the year. In this example, the marketing director is

• A) a scapegoat.
• B) an innocent bystander.
• C) a snitch.
• D) a puppet.

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Introvert

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