Government & Business Correspondence:
Understanding Business Communication — Thill/Bovee 1



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  1. The command-and-control style of traditional management structures is ineffective in today’s fast-paced, e-commerce environment.
    True
    False
  2. Twenty percent of the information that travels along the company grapevine pertains to business matters.
    True
    False
  3. To minimize the impact of any crisis, expert communicators advise managers to communicate only when all of the facts are revealed.
    True
    False
  4. If you have successfully decoded a message, you have absorbed and understood the message.
    True
    False
  5. An audience-centered approach requires the speaker to maintain eye contact while speaking with audience members.
    True
    False
  6. When making ethical choices, you should ask yourself the following question:
    Is this message legal?
    Is this message balanced?
    Is this message feasible?
    All of the above
  7. Some companies lay out an explicit ethical policy by using a written _________ to help employees determine what is acceptable.
    code of ethics
    code of honor
    instructional code
    encrypted code
  8. When the accounting clerk collaborates with the purchasing clerk to investigate product pricing, this is an example of ______________ .
    downward flow
    upward flow
    horizontal flow
    vertical flow
  9. _______________________ carries information into and out of the organization.
    collaborative communication
    off-the-shelf communication
    external communication
    existential communication


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