Question

Ryan, the owner of Home Value supermarket chain, wants to terminate a contract with a supplier. During the tenure of the contract, Ryan had interacted with the representatives of the supplier mainly over the phone or email.

1. Which of the following will be interpreted by the supplier as a less-than-straightforward way of saying no and ending the working relationship?O Ryan takes the supplier representatives out for lunch and thanks them for being such great friends.O Ryan ensures that his written message leaves the door open to future business.O Ryan provides rationale for his decision so that the supplier company can improve its competitiveness by focusing on its weaknesses.O Ryan keeps the written message short, but ensures to include a neutral subject line as buffer.O Ryan uses an indirect message structure to convey the bad news instead of a direct structure..

Answer 1

Ryan takes the supplier representatives out for lunch and thanks them for being such great friends.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ryan taking the supplier representatives out for lunch and thanking them for being such great friends is a less-than straightforward way of saying no and ending the working relationship.

From the supplier's perspective, Ryan taking the time to take them out on a lunch would suggest he's trying to show gratitude, so as to foster their existing business relationships.

On the other hand, coming to realize that it was his way of saying no and ending the working relationship between them would make the supplier representatives disappointed and making Ryan look less-than straightforward.