Question

Nadine’s new boss has given her a project but Nadine doesn’t know if she is totally responsible for the entire project or just the marketing portion since she works in the marketing department. Nadine just started her job two weeks ago and is hesitant to ask her boss because she doesn’t want to look like she doesn’t know what to do. Nadine is demonstrating role ambiguity.

True
False

Answer 1

Answer: True

Explanation:

Role ambiguity is the result of an imprecise description of responsibilities and limits, resulting in a worker who doesn’t have enough information about what the required job is.

This is usual in recently hired people, who may wonder how they fit in the workplace. A solution would be creating a clear job description and instructing workers about the company´s composition and chain of command.