The System of Reporting Relationships in the Organisation, from the First

question 47

Multiple Choice

The system of reporting relationships in the organisation, from the first level up through to the president or CEO, is known as

• A) informal communication channels.
• B) hierarchy.
• C) bureaucracy.
• D) administrative interdependence.
• E) formal communication channels.

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Definitions:

Locus of Control

The tendency for people to assume that they either have control or do not have control over events and consequences in their lives.

Reciprocal Determinism

A concept in psychology, proposed by Albert Bandura, that human behavior is influenced by personal factors, the environment, and behavior itself, all of which influence each other reciprocally.

External Expectancies

Beliefs or anticipations about the outcomes of one's behaviors that are influenced by environmental or societal factors.

Locus of Control

A psychological concept that refers to an individual's belief about the extent to which the outcomes of their actions are under their own control (internal locus) or beyond their control (external locus).