DeAndre Leads a Task Force Developing Specifications for a New

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Multiple Choice

DeAndre leads a task force developing specifications for a new customer database to be used by several departments.DeAndre is an IT supervisor, but most of the others are directors of other departments.At the first meeting, a few of them asked him questions he couldn't answer.According to the contingency model, DeAndre's situational control likely

• A)is low.
• B)is moderate.
• C)is high.
• D)is extremely high.
• E)cannot be determined from the information.

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Indirect Message

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Sender's Position

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Element of Persuasion

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