Cheryl is a senior legal secretary of a large software company. Her job duties include handling legal secretarial duties, managing the legal support team, and advising managers on the legal aspects of their teams. In the context of organizational authority, which of the following functions does Cheryl most likely perform? A) Line functionB) Staff functionC) Marketing functionD) Core function

B. Staff function

Explanation:

Organizational authority refers to the ranking of employee in an organization from lowest to the top level management. The duties, line of authoity and roles of employees are spelt out in organizational authority.

Staff function is one of the members of organizational authority. The other is line authority.

Staff function often times presents an employee or managers who are expertise in various fields like consulting, policies and decision making. Staff function is part of the operations team in an organization. They work directly with employees in an organization.

B) Staff function

Explanation:

Generally secretaries and administrative clerks perform staff functions. Staff functions are secondary activities that support other tasks or activities. In management, the main activities carried out by the business are called line functions, while staff functions are refereed to as not line. E. g. sales is a line function, while a messenger is a non line (or staff) function