Clara is the chief operating officer of a cosmetics manufacturing company. She gets opportunities to attend the board meetings of her vendor companies. These meetings give her a fresh perspective about how other companies frame their strategies and how procurement and operations are managed in different companies. In the context of managerial roles, which of the following roles does Clara illustrate in this scenario?
A) The leader role
B) The liaison role
C) The disseminator role
D) The figurehead role

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Clara exemplifies the liaison role as she connects and communicates with the board members of her vendor companies to gather information and insights about their operations and strategies. The liaison role involves networking and building external relationships to access information that would be necessary for the company's operations.

Clara Is the Chief Operating Officer of a Cosmetics Manufacturing