BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Grapevine communication is associated with ____ communication.
A
Formal
B
Informal
C
Horizontal
D
Vertical.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Grapevine communication is informal workplace dialogue in its purest form. it is characterized by conversations between employees and superiors that do not follow any prescribed structure or rule-based system. Grapevine communication spreads rapidly and likely touches each person throughout the organization.

Detailed explanation-2: -’Grapevine’ refers to a term used in relation to informal communication. People also communicate within the organization at a personal level, this is known as an informal communication or grapevine.

Detailed explanation-3: -’Grapevine’ is the term used in relation to informal communication. Communication between different managers of organization who are not officially attached to each other is known as informal communication. There is no fixed source of information, that is why the network of informal communication is known as grapevine.

Detailed explanation-4: -By nature, the grapevine is a channel of horizontal communication. However, in fact, it does not follow any set pattern. It effectively operates horizontally, vertically and even diagonally.

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