The Direct Approach to Organize Negative News Messages Should Be

question 39

Multiple Choice

The direct approach to organize negative news messages should be used when ________.

• A)the blow of the negative news is to be softened
• B)the reader has an emotional investment in the situation
• C)the reader's attention is needed immediately
• D)a close working relationship with the reader is to be maintained
• E)the bad news will come as a shock to the reader

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Definitions:

Significant Noncash

Transactions or activities that have a major impact on a company's financial position but do not involve a direct exchange of cash.

Preferred Shares

A class of stock that provides owners with a fixed dividend ahead of the company's common shares and with priority over common shares in asset liquidation.

Note Payable

A formal, written agreement to pay a certain amount of money, typically including interest, to the lender at a future date or on demand.

Write-off

The accounting action of declaring an asset's value as zero, often due to irrecoverable debts or asset devaluation.