Question

Enrique did not want to tell his manager that it was not likely that his employees would meet the looming production deadline. He was fearful that he would be blamed if he told his manager this information. In terms of the semantic-information distance, this is an example of:A. Perpetual distancing B. Upward distortion C. Compliance gaining D. Vertical miscommunication

Answer 1

B. Upward distortion

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that this seems to be an example of upward distortion. In the context of business, this refers to when a lower employee fails to, or is hesitant to communicate negative information to his/her superiors due to the consequences. Which is what Enrique is doing in this scenario.