Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. According to Harvard Business Online/Business Week, comfortable clone syndrome is when
you surround yourself only with people who think like you and share similar interests.
2. According to Gamble and Gamble’s (2003) research, feminine speech is seen as more focused
on connection, whereas masculine speech is focused on negotiation.
3. Nearly half of the Fortune 1000 firms still have no female executive officers
4. According to Tannen (1991), men talk more frequently, but women talk longer
5. Zenger and Lawrence (1989) found that age similarity of group members had a positive
effect on the communication of information within project groups.


1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True

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