Cecil and Cyrus, two of Simpson's top employees, stormed into their manager's office. Both were intent on securing approval from her for projects they were proposing for the company. Shelly Simpson, manager at Soho, Howso, Tatso, & Associates, was about to function in the role Mintzberg identified as the
A) resource allocator.
B) entrepreneur.
C) figurehead.
D) liaison.
E) monitor.

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Mintzberg identified the role of a resource allocator as one where the manager decides who gets what resources. In this scenario, Shelly Simpson is deciding which project to approve, effectively allocating the company's resources (time, money, personnel) to one project over another.

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