Design engineers at IBM provide suggestions about what materials to use in making a product and how the product is to be manufactured.This exhibits the use of ____ authority.
A) line
B) staff
C) group
D) informal
E) organizational

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Staff authority is when specialized individuals, like design engineers, provide advice and recommendations to those in line positions who make the actual decisions. In this case, the design engineers are providing recommendations to those in charge of manufacturing, making it staff authority.

Design Engineers at IBM Provide Suggestions About What Materials to Use