The Organizational Grapevine

question 54

Multiple Choice

The organizational grapevine:

• A)transmits information very slowly from higher to lower levels in the organization.
• B)tends to use communication channels that are low in media richness.
• C)ignores social relations among employees in the organization.
• D)helps employees to make sense of their workplace when the information is not available through formal channels.
• E)The grapevine has all of these characteristics.

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