What Effect Do Public Web Sites Dedicated to Company Gossip

question 29

Multiple Choice

What effect do public web sites dedicated to company gossip have on the corporate grapevine?

• A)These web sites have almost completely replaced the corporate grapevine.
• B)These web sites extend grapevine information to anyone,not just employees connected to social networks.
• C)These web sites allow corporate leaders to control the corporate grapevine.
• D)These web sites do all of these things.
• E)These web sites have no effect on the corporate grapevine.

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