John is the president and chief executive officer of a large publishing house that often has multiple books on the New York Times bestseller list. Because the company is so large, he has hired a dozen highly qualified managers to run various aspects of the company. But everyone who works at the company knows John. He says hello to everyone as he walks through the office, and four times a year he gathers the entire company in a rented auditorium to share recent good news and to discuss upcoming challenges. Whenever a memo is issued about a major business policy, such as an improvement in employee benefits or the company's diversity policy, the memo comes from John himself. Dedicated to the constant building of the business, he is always on the lookout for new opportunities and encourages everyone to bring ideas for new businesses to him. John's interpersonal role would be characterized as his informational role as and his decisional role as

Multiple Choice

negotlator; leader; disturbance handler

figurehead; disseminator; entrepreneur

resource allocator; liaison; monitor

leader; monitor; disturbance handler