indirect
(adjective)
Roundabout; deceiving; setting a trap; confusing.
Examples of indirect in the following topics:
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The Nature of Efficient Communication
- There are two approaches to structuring a message: direct and indirect.
- Indirect arguments provide the evidence first and then the main point.
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Classical Versus Behavioral Perspectives
- The classical perspective focuses on direct inputs to efficiency, while the behavioral perspective examines indirect inputs too.
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Flattening Hierarchies
- Parts of the hierarchy that are not linked vertically to one another can be horizontally linked through a path by traveling up the hierarchy; this path eventually reaches a common direct or indirect superior and then travels down the hierarchy again.
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Employee Benefits Management
- Break down employee reimbursement to describe a variety of direct and indirect benefits captured by the employee from human resource management
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Methods of Excercising Influence
- This is persuasion at a sub-conscious and indirect level, where the individual slowly aligns their expectations in a way that benefits the persuader.
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Sources of Power
- Studies have shown that men tend to use bilateral and direct tactics, whereas women tend to use unilateral and indirect tactics.