Pablo Is a Department Manager for a Firm That Develops

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Pablo is a department manager for a firm that develops computer-networking packages. This morning he held a staff meeting with his subordinates to inform them about some design changes. Several of them felt the changes might not work but were somewhat reluctant to bring it up in the meeting. Even though they did bring it up in the meeting, they diluted the impact of their objections and concerns. Pablo didn't give them much chance anyway when he said, "I've been around here a long time. The changes will work. I don't have time to discuss it. Just make the changes and get on with things." This is a good example of how ___ can become a barrier to effective communication.

• A) non-verbal signals
• B) semantic problems
• C) proxemics
• D) filtering and status effects
• E) physical distractions

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