The grapevine is
A) a formal communication channel.
B) almost wholly inaccurate.
C) slower than formal channels.
D) the source of as much as 90 percent of all organizational communication.
E) more active when official communication is lacking.

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The rumor mill (grapevine) is more active when official communication is lacking. When official and unofficial communications conflict, employees are more likely to believe the grapevine.

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