48. Because no employee wants to be associated with bad news in the eyes of a superior, information about serious problems at lower levels is progressively softened and distorted as it goes up each step in the management hierarchy. The chief executive is, therefore, less well informed about problems at lower levels than are his or her subordinates at those levels.

The conclusion drawn above is based on the assumption that

a) problems are solved at that level in the management hierarchy at which they occur

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b) problem-solving ability is more important at higher levels than it is at lower levels of the management hierarchy

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c) chief executives obtain information about problems at lower levels from no source other than their subordinates

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d) some employees are more concerned about truth than about the way they are perceived by their superiors

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Solution

The correct option is C c) chief executives obtain information about problems at lower levels from no source other than their subordinates

Ans:48) (c)
Sol: Unless chief executives rely solely on their subordinates for information about problems at lower levels, the progressive softening and distorting of information described in the passage need not bar the chief executive from obtaining accurate information. Thus, the conclusion that the chief executive is comparatively poorly informed about such problems is based on assuming choice (c), which is therefore the best answer.

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