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1. Who was one of the first writers to link communication skill with managerial skill?
Henri Fayol
Frederick Taylor
Dale Carnegie
Frank Gilbreth
2. What did studies conducted at the Hawthorne plant of Western Electric conclude?
Better lighting improved efficiency.
Lower lighting improved efficiency.
Relationships matter more that work conditions.
Constant supervision increases productivity.
3. What is empowerment?
Maintaining centralized power
Power sharing
Accumulating more power
Horsepower rating on engines
4. Which firm had a major breach of ethics?
Enron
WorldCom
HealthSouth
All of the above
5. What is a code of conduct is designed to do?
Communicate the standards that govern our business
Describe acceptable forms of payment
Create the chain of command
None of the above
6. Which level of communication is most important?
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Group
Organizational
Intercultural
All of the above
7. When does an assumption observation error occur?
The message was never sent.
People accept something as valid with no proof.
Viewing the message is boring.
All of the above
8. What does leading researcher in field of interpersonal communication William Haney believe?
Most of us have a penchant for categorizing.
Most of us prefer hand signals.
Most of us want to limit understanding.
Most of us prefer hand-written notes.
9. The use of strategic managerial communication may help managers to do what?
Streamline communications
Reduce communications
Reduce errors in critical situations
All of the above
10. Critical errors in communication include which of the following?
Misspellings
Failure to send e-mails from the draft box
Not signing a formal letter
Failure to discriminate