You are part of the marketing team in a large organization. The vice$-$president from each division of the company has selected an employee to represent his or her division on a committee charged with recommending cost reduction strategies. The president of the organization sends a companywide email stating that you have been selected to serve on the committee and asking you to lead your peers through the process.

You forward the president$$s email to the eight committee members to arrange your first meeting. Prior to the first meeting you hear from one of your colleagues in the Finance Division that a few of the employees in her division think the new committee is designed to pit departments against each other.

The email the president sent is an example of