A manager who is directing her subordinate about work tasks is communicating

A. vertically.
B. horizontally.
C. externally.
D. through the grapevine.
E. informally.


A. vertically.

Vertical communication is the flow of messages up and down the hierarchy within the organization: bosses communicating with subordinates, subordinates communicating with bosses.

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A) Many companies are concerned with fake products being sold online and these companies are now hiring full-time employees to review websites. B) Many companies are concerned with fake products being sold online, and these companies are now hiring full-time employees to review websites. C) Many companies are concerned with fake products being sold online; and these companies are now hiring full-time employees to review websites.

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Which of the following is a result that the decision maker should anticipate when solving an integer linear programming model with a minimization objective?

a. The value of the objective function will not be less than the objective function of the non-integer model. b. The value of the objective function will be greater than the objective function of the non-integer model. c. The value of the objective function will not be greater than the objective function of the non-integer model. d. All of the above

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The "White Sale" that many department stores have every year a few weeks after Christmas is an example of

A. secondary pricing. B. off-peak pricing. C. periodic discounting. D. random discounting. E. captive pricing.

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