Two of Donovan's subordinates have been fighting over responsibilities for months.  Donovan decides to settle the dispute "once and for all" and he sends a memo out to each subordinate providing a resolution to the problem.  According to media richness theory, Donovan's actions are

A. effective communication, because a rich medium was matched with an ambiguous task.
B. effective communication, because too few cues would be available to capture message complexity.
C. a communication failure, because excess cues would cause confusion and surplus meaning.
D. a communication failure, because too few cues would be available to capture message complexity


Answer: D

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