Narrative $1-1$

Michael Medline held the CEO position of Canadian Tire Corporation for about $15$ months until July $2016,$ when the board asked its former CEO, Stephen Wetmore, to return. The board was concerned about the long$-$term digital strategy Medline proposed, despite strong financial results and his unique ability to understand how the different parts of the company affect each other. Medline had extensive operational experience, including running two of Canadian Tire Corporation's apparel divisions in addition to the core auto parts and petroleum businesses.

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Refer to Narrative $1-1.$ What role did Medline play in terms of determining which initiatives should be highest$-$ranked?

Question $33$ options:

a$)$

the decisional role

b$)$

the managerial role

c$)$

the organizational role

d$)$

the informational role