Common Problems with Downward Communication in Organizations Include

question 107

Multiple Choice

Common problems with downward communication in organizations include:

• A) instrumentality.
• B) too much openness.
• C) filtering.
• D) defensiveness.
• E) lack of validity.

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Definitions:

Periodic Inventory System

This inventory system records the inventory at the beginning and end of an accounting period to calculate the cost of goods sold, without tracking each individual transaction.

Unrealised Profit

Profit that has been generated but not yet realized through a transaction, such as an increase in the value of an investment that hasn't been sold.

Unrealised Profits

Profits that have been accumulated on paper through asset appreciation or investments but have not been converted into cash through sales.

Intragroup Sale

Sales transactions that occur between entities within the same group or parent company, often used in the context of transfer pricing and consolidation adjustments.