101. When
messages move through the grapevine by one person randomly contacting several
others and telling them the message and then those individuals, in turn,
randomly contact several others and continue to spread it, the chain is called:
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a.
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probability
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b.
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gossip
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c.
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single-strand
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d.
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cluster
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ANS: A
102. When
messages move through the grapevine by one person telling several close
contacts who then pass it on to several people they have close contacts with,
the chain is called:
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a.
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cluster
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b.
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gossip
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c.
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probability
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d.
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single-strand
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ANS: A
103. The
way that messages move through grapevines in organizations that has the lowest
accuracy is the ____ chain.
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a.
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unending
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b.
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gossip
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c.
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single-strand
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d.
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cluster
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ANS: C
104. The
way that messages move through grapevines in organizations that is likely to be
the most slow-moving is the ____ chain.
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a.
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gossip
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b.
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unending
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c.
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probability
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d.
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cluster
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