The manager of marketing informed an operations supervisor that he overheard the vice president of human resources discussing some possible layoffs before the end of the year. What form of communication is taking place

Grapevine form of communication is taking place in given statement.

Explanation:

Informal interaction is also recognized as grapevine contact, since there is no specific contact path for knowledge sharing. Knowledge corresponds a long way in this mode of communication, going from one person to the next person leaving no trace of the stage from which it began.

Such communication has been regarded as a dialog in its truest form accompanied by discussions that do not obey any defined framework or rule-based process among employees and superiors. It travels exponentially, and is likely to affect every individual in the corporation.

lady gaga

explanation:

lady gaga's real name is stefani joanne angelina germanotta.

there's 11 people for the 1st position. then, no matter who gets it, there's only 10 left for the second, and then 9 left for the third. 11 x 10 x 9 = 990.   the answer is there are 990 different ways the positions can be filled by these applicants