In your position, you serve on committees with people from outside of your organizational units and attend professional meetings. These are expectations for Mintzberg's interpersonal role of ____.
A) Disseminator
B) Figurehead
C) Liaison
D) Resource-allocator

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The interpersonal role of a liaison involves interacting with people outside the organization, serving as a representative or ambassador, and building relationships with external stakeholders. This includes serving on committees with people from other organizational units and attending professional meetings. Mintzberg's other interpersonal roles are figurehead (symbolic leader) and leader (directing and motivating employees). Disseminator and resource-allocator are part of his informational and decisional roles, respectively.

In Your Position, You Serve on Committees with People from Outside