Scenario B. Your first hour at work is spent sorting through different types of information. In a typical day, your assistant stops by the office to check in with you and let you know what "the talk" is around the office, you look at the emails received the previous day, check you in-box for memos and reports and check your voicemail for phone messages. Later in the day, you might meet with employees or customers and will sometimes attend formal presentations made by suppliers.
-When your assistant lets you in on "the talk" around the office,you are most likely getting information via
A)the official corporate agenda.
B)formal communication channels.
C)the grapevine.
D)perception.
E)filtering.

Question

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"The grapevine" is an informal communication channel that typically involves rumors and gossip spreading among employees. Since the assistant is checking in to let you know what "the talk" is around the office, it is likely that this information is being conveyed through the grapevine. The other options (A, B, D, and E) are not typically associated with informal, rumor-based communication.