If a manager decided to respond to a grapevine by ____,it would most likely be a waste of his or her time.
A) determining who the key people in it are
B) trying to get information from it
C) testing employee reactions to various bits of untrue gossip
D) attempting to control the kind of information in it
E) attempting to eliminate it

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The grapevine is an informal system of communication that is difficult to control or eliminate. It is therefore not worth the manager's time to attempt to eliminate it. Instead, the manager should focus on addressing any issues that are being propagated through the grapevine and work to provide accurate and timely information to employees.

If a Manager Decided to Respond to a Grapevine by ____,It