Studies have shown that people often rate messages they thought were written by women as lower in credibility than they rated them when they thought they were written by men. Why?

A. Women are not as competent as men.
B. Their expectations and stereotypes determined how they perceived the message.
C. The messages were poorly written.
D. All of the above.
E. None of the above.


B.

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What will be an ideal response?

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a. Media augmentation approach b. Media richness theory c. Social presence theory d. Social network theory

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Identity management at your job would include

A. presenting a professional, competent version of yourself. B. finding your position on the company organizational chart. C. being able to describe your role in the organization. D. identifying the person in your work group who really has power.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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