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According to Mintzberg, which of the following groups contains only roles that fall within the interpersonal category of managerial roles?

Figurehead, leader and liaison are the three interpersonal roles in Mintzberg's model. They arise from the manager's formal authority and status. Monitor, disseminator and spokesperson are informational roles, and the remaining roles listed are decisional, so the other options mix categories.

  1. AFigurehead, leader and liaisonCorrect
  2. BMonitor, disseminator and spokesperson
  3. CEntrepreneur, disturbance handler and negotiator
  4. DFigurehead, monitor and resource allocator

Explanation

Mintzberg's three interpersonal roles are figurehead, leader and liaison. Monitor, disseminator and spokesperson are informational roles, while entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resource allocator and negotiator are decisional roles. The other options each mix categories.

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