Until recently,a large sales organization gave supervisors all key information for further distribution to their employees.But with the introduction of a company intranet and other information technologies,this information is now mostly available directly to employees.By distributing corporate information directly to employees rather than through their supervisors,the company has:
A)increased the legitimate power of supervisors.
B)decreased the power of supervisors by moving to an all-channel formation of information flow.
C)increased the centrality of supervisors.
D)decreased the company's ability to cope with uncertainty.
E)increased the power of supervisors by moving to a wheel formation of information flow.

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By directly providing information to employees, the company has reduced the need for supervisors to act as intermediaries, thus decreasing their power in terms of controlling access to information. This is an example of a shift towards all-channel information flow, where information is shared horizontally rather than vertically through a hierarchy.

Until Recently,a Large Sales Organization Gave Supervisors All Key Information