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Author: Richard L. Daft
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 10EE
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The statement about the managers above you: "Good ideas did not get communicated upward because the management above me was not very approachable."
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In this situation, there is a need to explain whether I agree or disagree with the statement about my managers that good ideas did not get communicated upward because the management above me was not very approachable.
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