Examples of _______ include a manager giving an assignment to a secretary,a supervisor making an announcement to his subordinates and a company president delivering a talk to her management team.
A)upward communication
B)downward communication
C)open-book management
D)lateral communication
E)horizontal communication

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The given examples of communication all involve a higher-level individual (manager, supervisor, company president) giving information or instructions to lower-level individuals (secretary, subordinates, management team), which is characteristic of downward communication. Upward communication would involve lower-level individuals communicating with higher-level individuals, and lateral/horizontal communication would involve communication between individuals at the same hierarchical level. Open-book management is a different concept altogether, involving transparency and sharing of financial information within a company.

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