The Organizational Grapevine

question 154

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)has all of these characteristics.

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Definitions:

Maximum Inclusion

A principle or policy aimed at ensuring the highest possible level of participation or inclusion of all relevant parties or demographic groups.

Total Ambivalence

A state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Optimal Distinctiveness Theory

A social psychology theory suggesting that individuals seek a balance between fitting in with a group and standing out as unique.

Autonomy

The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision or the state of being self-governing.