Answer:
D. Interpersonal
Explanation:
When John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Markets, hosted a fundraising event in his role as honorary chairman of the national People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) organization, he is fulfilling his interpersonal managerial role. Henry Mintzberg defined that when manager involves with people in different ways, both inside and outside of the Organisation, he is performing the interpersonal role. More specifically, he summarized the interpersonal role into three sub-categories as:
Figurehead role, Leader role and Liaison role.
As being a figurehead, managers need to perform certain social and legal activities, particularly working as a symbolic head. Managers will be greeting the officials, and signing the legal papers while performing the figurehead role. Manager will guide, train, inspire and motivate the workforce here in this role. He will make sure employees are motivated at the work, and particularly, he has to keep them motivated.
While performing the liaison role, managers will perform an important role of networking with the outside world, other organisations and stakeholders, making sure there interests are well addressed and met all the time. John Mackey is performing all of these roles while hosting a fundraising event in his role as honorary chairman of the national People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
