Asked by ken
Flowchart of a business hierarchy for a store. The Branch Manager sends no messages. The Marketing, Finance, and Operation Managers send messages among themselves. The B D O, Cashier, and Officer send messages among themselves.
The flowchart above illustrates which type of organizational message?
a.
downward
b.
grapevine
c.
upward
d.
lateral
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d. lateral
Rationale: The communication shown is among peers at the same hierarchical level (Marketing, Finance, Operation managers with each other; BDO, Cashier, Officer with each other), which is horizontal or lateral communication.
Rationale: The communication shown is among peers at the same hierarchical level (Marketing, Finance, Operation managers with each other; BDO, Cashier, Officer with each other), which is horizontal or lateral communication.
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