You Are Using the Grapevine When You

question 105

Multiple Choice

You are using the grapevine when you

• A) ask top management, during a company meeting, about the company's recent merger.
• B) write a memo to your boss suggesting how to publicize the company's recent merger.
• C) post a news release on your company's website announcing its recent merger.
• D) write an article for your company's newsletter, quoting the CEO's comments about the recent merger.
• E) discuss the company's recent merger while you carpool with a coworker.

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