All of the Following Statements About Information Channels Are Correct

question 33

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about information channels are correct EXCEPT:

• A) Networking takes place through the use of informal channels.
• B) Informal channels adhere to an organization's hierarchy of authority.
• C) Informal channels coexist with the formal channels of an organization.
• D) Informal channels diverge from formal organization channels by skipping levels in the hierarchy or cutting across vertical chains of command.
• E) Informal channels help to create open communications in organizations and ensure that the right people are in contact one another.

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Definitions:

Display Rules

Social and cultural norms that dictate the appropriate expression of emotions in various situations.

Mexican Culture

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British Culture

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Downplaying Emotions

The act of minimizing or reducing the expression and acknowledgment of emotions in the workplace.