Refer to the Scenario Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 43

Multiple Choice

Refer to the scenario below to answer the following questions.
Communication Process-New Policy on Overtime (Scenario)
Brett is vice-president of operations at Red Ink Corporation. Due to recent losses, the company has decided to eliminate voluntary overtime work, and to only pay overtime rates on extra work assignments authorized by top management. Brett chose his words carefully as he wrote the memo explaining the new company policy on overtime pay.
-The new policy represents which part of the communication process?

• A) feedback
• B) encoding
• C) decoding
• D) message
• E) channel

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Definitions:

Agent

An individual or entity authorized to act on behalf of another, often in a business or legal matter.

Principal-Agent

Refers to a relationship where one party (the principal) grants authority to another party (the agent) to act on their behalf in transactions or other matters.

Employer

An individual or entity that hires and pays people to perform specific jobs or services.

Independent Contractor

A person who is hired to perform a task for another but who is not the other’s employee.