Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. More often than not, a male executive who wants the advice of an executive coach will turn to a woman. 
2. Vertical communication refers solely to the flow of messages down the hierarchy, or in other words, bosses communicating with subordinates. 
3. When a subordinate recommends to her manager that their department get additional help for the inventory process, it is considered vertical communication. 
4. The main purpose of horizontal communication is coordination between and within work units. 

Answer 1

1. TRUE
Although men hold 82% of the top corporate jobs, when they want the advice of an executive coach, a trained listener to help them with their goals and personal problems, they usually turn to a woman.
2. FALSE
Vertical communication is the flow of messages up and down the hierarchy within the organization: bosses communicating with subordinates, subordinates communicating with bosses.
3. TRUE
This conversation is upward communication, which flows from a lower level to a higher level, and that is a type of vertical communication.
4. TRUE
Horizontal communication flows within and between work units; its main purpose is coordination.