Barriers to Effective Communication
  • 1. Office grapevine can be damaging because they ---------
A) waste time
B) spread incorrect rumors
C) cost money
D) create information load
  • 2. Words count for only -------- of communication.
A) 7%
B) 38%
C) 55%
D) 93%
  • 3. Nowadays, meetings can take place in different locations through using ---------.
A) travel arrangements
B) video conferencing
C) moving between countries
D) face-to-face interactions
  • 4. Firms are becoming more dependant on --------- for communicating with customers.
A) websites
B) face-to-face interactions
C) written letters
D) leaflets
  • 5. Body language is useful in face-to-face communication as it -------
A) lets you see whom you are speaking to
B) none of the above
C) doesn't commit things in writing
D) can gauge true emotions and attitudes
  • 6. Centralisation of authority limits information sharing because different members -----------.
A) are decentralised
B) own the same information
C) share the same information
D) have access to different information
  • 7. Specialized work groups may hinder communication due to ---------.
A) gender differences
B) access issues
C) different functions and goals
D) filtering
  • 8. If you want to emphasize the importance of an issue to a member of staff, it is best to use -------------.
A) face-to-face communication
B) face-book
C) the phone
D) email
  • 9. Barriers to effective communication can be divided into two classes -----------.
A) individual and organisational
B) positive and negative
C) internal and external
D) semantic and political
  • 10. Business design barriers refer to problems with ------------
A) systems in an organisation
B) structures in an organisation
C) individuals in an organisation
D) structures and systems in an organisation
  • 11. Cyber loafing explains ------------.
A) 20% of lost work productivity
B) 0% of lost work productivity
C) 30% to 40% of lost work productivity
D) 45% of lost work productivity
  • 12. In an attempt to provide better conditions, Ferries' car manufacturing plant in Italy have ------------.
A) chopped down trees in the factory
B) trees on the factory floor
C) killed trees in the factory
D) removed trees from the factory floors
  • 13. Lack of resources such as heating and lighting can be classified as ------------.
A) social barriers
B) personal barriers
C) interpersonal barriers
D) business design barriers
  • 14. Statues and fountains in a business working environment can be seen as a type of -------------
A) verbal messages
B) prosperity
C) non-verbal communication
D) none of the above
  • 15. Failing to introduce social networking websites may -----------
A) the operational capabilities of the organization
B) improves the effectiveness of communication
C) harm the management
D) decrease clarity in roles and responsibilities
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