Amy Holmes One of the Most Talented Managers to Ever Work at Work

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Amy Holmes
One of the most talented managers to ever work at ABC Inc. is Amy Holmes. Combining graciousness with high intelligence and creativity, Amy has been successful in attracting and building a highly committed and competent division of employees. When interviewed by the national news media for insight into her success, one of the topics that became a primary focus was the challenge of communicating effectively.
-Amy believes that successful managers solicit and respond to upward communication. Information that can be expected with upward communication includes all of the following except:

• A) procedures and practices.
• B) suggestions for improvement.
• C) financial and accounting information.
• D) performance reports.
• E) All of these are typical areas of upward communication.

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