Marta gives orders but doesn't want to know how they are carried out, lest she be blamed for any illegal activities. She is using which strategy?
A) plausible deniability
B) blurring lines of authority
C) division of labor
D) compartmentalization

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Plausible deniability refers to the strategy of structuring communications and operations in such a way that senior officials can deny knowledge of any unauthorized or unethical activities, should such information be exposed. In Marta's case, by not wanting to know how her orders are carried out, she is ensuring she can claim ignorance of any illegal methods used, fitting the definition of plausible deniability.

Marta Gives Orders but Doesn't Want to Know How They