Alec Is Hired as a Senior Analyst at Tech Research

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Multiple Choice

Alec is hired as a senior analyst at Tech Research Institute and is assigned to a project with four other researchers.He soon realizes that two of his teammates do not see eye to eye on many issues.Far from being solved,the situation escalates over the next couple of months.This bothers Alec a great deal because he is expected to coordinate his work with them.He decides to speak to his manager about the problem and seek his advice.In this example,communication is being used ________.

• A)to control
• B)to motivate
• C)to inform
• D)ineffectively

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