The Types of Information Sent in Downward Communication in an Organization

question 8

Multiple Choice

The types of information sent in downward communication in an organization might include

• A)an employee's idea for improving a business process.
• B)instructions about one's job.
• C)employees expressing grievances.
• D)a focus group's feedback to management.
• E)an update on the current status from a foreign branch.

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Definitions:

Oral

The first stage of Freud's psychosexual development, where pleasure centers on activities involving the mouth.

Phallic

Relating to or resembling a phallus, often used in the context of Freudian psychoanalysis to describe the stage of child development focused on the genitals.

Anal Fixation

In psychoanalytic theory, a fixation at the anal stage of development that can lead to personality traits such as obsessiveness, stinginess, or messiness in adulthood.

Autonomy

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