All of the following are true about downward communication EXCEPT

A) Downward communication sets the climate of an organization.
B) Downward communication can be described as messages in which one person puts
another person down by attacking them verbally or by using a mocking tone of voice.
C) The more levels a message passes through, the more likely it is to become distorted.
D) The perceived meaning of a message can be deeply affected by the timing of its delivery
and by the channel used to deliver it.
E) Upper level managers can improve the accuracy with which workers interpret their
messages by delivering the messages simultaneously to all levels of management.


B

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