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:

Decision-Making Error

Mistakes or flaws in the process of choosing between alternatives that can lead to suboptimal or harmful outcomes.

Salaries

Regular payments made to employees for their labor, typically expressed as an annual sum and paid in monthly or biweekly intervals.

Low Pay

refers to compensation for work that is considered insufficient according to industry standards, cost of living, or relative to the value of the work performed.

Bounded Rationality

A concept in decision-making processes that acknowledges the limitations of human cognition, time, and information when making decisions.