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When a supervisor tells you, "We need to get this done right away," the supervisor has created a semantic barrier to the communication process.

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The dean at Corbin Business College disseminated a new five-year strategic plan to department chairs.This is an example of

A) external communication.
B) downward communication.
C) corporate communication.
D) horizontal communication.
E) informal communication.

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Rodrigo was in meetings all day and didn't get a chance to check his e-mail before he had to pick up his children from daycare, so he missed an important message from a client.This is an example of what type of barrier to communication?

Compensation is the most important factor for Millennials in choosing employment.

Of the following, which medium is the least rich?

Which of the following is not a norm of the Millennial generation?

When the band came out on stage and the lead singer shouted, "Hello, San Antonio!" the crowd roared with applause.The crowd's response is an example of

The right of people not to reveal information about themselves is known as privacy.

The source for crowdsourcing is most often

Claire wanted to tell her employee about the seminar, but she put the flier in a stack of papers and forgot about it until after the deadline to sign up.This is an example of what type of barrier to communication?

The grapevine is faster than formal channels of communication.

Vertical communication refers solely to the flow of messages down the hierarchy, or in other words, bosses communicating with subordinates.

According to Deborah Tannen, women are more tactful than men when it comes to giving feedback.

The study of the meaning of words is called

Time-zone differences can be a physical barrier to communication.

Face-to-face communication is the leanest form of communication.

What is formal communication in organizations? Describe the various types and provide an example of how each might be used in the workplace.

Define the concept of security in the digital age.Name at least three specific measures that one could take to prevent security breaches on the Internet.

Top-down reading strategies include which of the following?

Tricia, working at a research facility in North Carolina, needs to communicate with Romain, who is in Grenoble, France, about a project they are working on.Romain has perfect command of English, but they are still facing a(n) ______ barrier to communication.