Aaron is being introduced to his new workplace and co-workers. His boss tells him the names of people and departments, but she says very about each person's rank or the relationship between departments. She also does not speak much about the culture of the workplace. However, at the end of the introduction she says, "Hopefully now you have a better understanding of who we are, what we stand for,
and how things work here." Aaron's boss's communication style seems to be best described as what?
A) Collectivist
B) Individualist
C) Low context
D) High context
E) Masculine
D
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