In Dealing with Communication Transmitted by Way of the Grapevine

question 2

Multiple Choice

In dealing with communication transmitted by way of the grapevine, the first-line supervisor should:

• A) Consider it the most reliable form of information transmission in the organization.
• B) Take all necessary steps to prevent your employees from participating in grapevine transmissions.
• C) . Tune in and listen to what the grapevine is carrying and learn from it.
• D) Consider what flows along the grapevine as irrelevant to anything of importance.

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Definitions:

Licensing Statute

Legislation that specifies the requirements and conditions for obtaining a professional or business license to legally operate.

Illegal And Unenforceable

Describes contracts that cannot be legally upheld or enforced due to the inclusion of illegal acts or elements.

Usury

The lending of money at an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest.

Adhesion Contract

A contract created by a party to an agreement that is presented to the other party on a take-it-or-leave-it basis. Such contracts are legal but are sometimes rescinded on the grounds of unconscionability and the absence of one party’s free will to enter a contract.