The communication of ill-defined tasks or duties that makes successful completion unlikely is called:
a. inattention. c. unclear expectations.
b. stress. d. false reassurance.
C
Unclear expectations are ill-defined tasks or duties that make successful completion unlikely.
Inattention is not paying attention. Stress is a state of tension that gets in the way of reasoning. False
reassurance promises something that cannot be delivered.
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