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Which managerial role requires extensive networking outside the organization to facilitate information exchange and resource acquisition?

ALiaison

BLeader

CResource Allocator

DSpokesperson

Answer:

A. Liaison

Read Explanation:

  • The liaison role involves building contacts outside a manager's chain of command, gathering crucial information and resources that benefit the organization. Effective networking helps managers address external challenges and opportunities.


Related Questions:

Which management skill is MOST crucial for top-level executives when formulating overall organizational strategy, and why?
Which management role becomes critical during organizational crisis such as sudden market disruptions or internal strikes?

Assertion (A):
Conceptual skills are more important for top managers than for frontline supervisors.

Reason (R):
Top managers focus on viewing the organization as a whole and linking its various functions to strategic goals.

Regarding Levels of Management: Select the correct answer:

  1. Top management focuses on strategic goals, policies, and external relations.
  2. Middle management issues instructions, interprets top-level policy, and coordinates between top and lower levels.
  3. Lower management designs corporate strategy and represents the organization to stakeholders.
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