You are the manager of the Marketing Department. In order to get office and art supplies, you must submit a purchase requisition. Company policy states that you can only approve up to $500, but any more must have the signature of your boss. Based on this, you are probably lacking in which of the following?
A) Accountability
B) Delegation
C) Span of control
D) Responsibility
E) Authority

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The scenario indicates that the manager is only authorized to approve purchases up to $500, and anything beyond that requires the signature of their boss. This implies that the manager may not have sufficient authority to make purchasing decisions independently and must defer to someone with higher authority to approve larger purchases.

You Are the Manager of the Marketing Department