A Manager Describes How to Perform a New Task to a Subordinate;

Multiple Choice

A manager describes how to perform a new task to a subordinate; the subordinate then repeats the instructions accurately and does the job flawlessly. The manager then follows the same procedure with several other employees, one at a time. This communication process would most likely be characterized as ___.

A) effective but not efficient communication
B) efficient but not effective communication
C) neither effective nor efficient communication
D) both effective and efficient communication
E) a typical failure of leadership