Question

Angered by the informal discussions among employees, a supervisor has posted rules against rumors, gossip, and discussions about the company's financial situation as well as other company matters. Your managerial know-how tells you that this supervisor is _________.A) trying to support employees' First Amendment rights.
B) trying to eliminate inaccurate information.
C) making a big mistake by trying to eliminate the grapevine.
D) recognizing the need for a grapevine.
E) attempting to use the grapevine as a managerial tool.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option C. Making a big mistake by trying to eliminate the

grapevine.

Explanation:

The reason is that the grapevine communication are very useful because it helps in better and timely flow of information which means that if the manager is prohibiting the employees to gossip about the company's financial situation and other matters. Grapevine communication also provides valuable feedback which is the best outcome of the transfer of information so its is one of the big mistake made by the supervisors.