Question

If a maintenance personnel employee made a request for a pay raise to his foreman, he would be making a _____________.

a. informal grapevine message
b. formal lateral message
c. formal upward message
d. formal downward message

Answer 1

The answer is C

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

I believe the correct answer from the choices listed above is option C. If a maintenance personnel employee made a request for a pay raise to his foreman, he would be making a formal upward message. The function of upward communication is to send information, suggestions, complaints and grievances of the lower level workers to the managers above.