Alyson Leach is a senior buyer of women's fashions for Macy's department stores. One of her assistant buyers has just returned from vacationing in Europe with some ideas for new styles. Leach did not think much of her employee and would not permit her to share her ideas with the senior buyers. In other words, Leach would not let her assistant buyer take advantage of __________.

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An upward channel in communication refers to the flow of information from lower levels of a hierarchy to higher levels. In this scenario, the assistant buyer attempting to share ideas with senior buyers represents an attempt to communicate upwards, which was blocked by Alyson Leach.

Alyson Leach Is a Senior Buyer of Women's Fashions for Macy's