Boundary spanning can be stressful and challenging.What characterizes role overload??
A)When a person does not have enough responsibility to justify their membership on the team.
B)When a person has too much work to do in the time available.
C)When there is too much overlap among members' roles on the team.
D)When there are too many people on the team filling too many roles.

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Role overload is characterized by having too much work to do in the time available. A is incorrect as it describes underload, not overload. C and D describe role ambiguity and role conflict, respectively, but not role overload.

Boundary Spanning Can Be Stressful and Challenging