Customer service activities are comprised of both human methods and ________ methods.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


mechanical

Customer service activities comprise both human methods (e.g., placing an order for a catalogue item directly with a customer service representative) and mechanical methods (e.g., placing an order for a product on a company's web page) for direct customer interaction.

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A) invite the expression of all viewpoints, no matter how controversial, because conflict is good for an organization. B) let employees know that there is a right way and a wrong way to communicate, and they had better learn the right way if they want to succeed at their jobs. C) conduct seminars on communication, so that in time everyone will full understand what everyone else is saying in any situation. D) realize that he has been conditioned to communicate in a certain way, and that he is no more capable of changing that than he is of suddenly speaking a foreign language. E) encourage employees to let him know their real feelings and opinions, rather than simply assume that they agree (or disagree) with him.

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