SkyGen, an airlines company, appointed an engineer to be the link between the company's R&D department and the government contractor who is sponsoring the designing and prototyping of a new fighter airplane.According to Mintzberg, the engineer appointed by SkyGen to be the link between the company's R&D department and the government contractor is playing the role of a
A)monitor.
B)leader.
C)figurehead.
D)resource allocator.
E)liaison.

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According to Mintzberg, in the role of a liaison, a manager establishes alliances between different organizations to share resources to produce new goods and services.

SkyGen, an Airlines Company, Appointed an Engineer to Be the Link