Organizational Communication questions. (Multiple)

Question 1

Instructions: Match each key term to its definition

Message movement from a person in a position of authority to an employee or group with lesser authority.

Message movement across the organization among individuals of approximately the same level of authority and without distinct reporting relationships to one another.

A principle of bureaucracy in which there is a formal authority and reporting structure within an organization

Organizations that continually take in new information, transform that information, and give information back to the environment.

A way of understanding organizational communication by describing what messages do, how they move through organizations, and describes how communication produces organizational outcomes is referred to as the __________.

A way of understanding organizational communication by discovering how organizational reality or shared meanings are generated through human interaction.

The examination of taken-for-granted assumptions, the examination of the myths we use to explain how things are the way they are, and interpretations of everyday events.

Regional or country-specific societal values and practices including core dimensions such as uncertainty avoidance, power distance, collectivism, egalitarianism, future orientation, and humane orientation are dimensions within the study of __________.

__________ theories/perspectives focus on the marginalization and domination of women. It critiques the gendered assumptions of modern organization and calls for the recognition and valuing of multiple voices and perspectives.

__________ theories that focus on power and domination and on challenges to hierarchy, bureaucracy, and management control.

A. Horizontal communication

B. Postmodern and Critical

C. Deconstruction

D. Open systems

E. Feminist

F. Meaning-centered approach

G. Global cultures

H. Message load

I. Downward communication

J. Functional tradition

K. Anticipatory socialization

L. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

M. Chain of command

40 points

Question 2

A Metaphor for Organizational Culture

Analyze an organization in which you are an active member (work, school, church, civic group, online community, etc.). Review pages 46-48 of your textbook for more information on communication practices reflecting organizational culture. Be creative and use a metaphor to compare the organization’s culture. For example, an organization’s culture could be compared to sharks or whales. The sharks are very competitive, and the whales are very cooperative. You can apply this metaphor or create your own for your organization. In your discussion include the following elements:

Use a metaphor to compare the organization’s culture.

Explain how the organizational culture influences decision making.

What unwritten rituals, social practices, specialized vocabulary/jargon, values, or routine practices are exhibited by members or leaders?

Are any competing viewpoints from subcultures within the organization of the elements described above? If so, explain.

How are new members socialized into the system? What happens if someone violates an unwritten expectation for behavior?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. Support your ideas with content from the textbook or other credible source. Use APA style citations to show paraphrased or quoted content that corresponds to an APA style reference.

30 points

Question 3

Myth or Facts of Organizational Viewpoints

Respond to ONE of the following statements:

Men are stronger leaders than women during organizational crises.

Women are more nurturing managers than men.

Management must exercise rigid control of employees for organizations to succeed.

Our social class determines our future.

Include the following in your discussion:

Reveal your viewpoint on the statement.

Use concepts related to an organizational perspective or theory discussed in the unit reading to support your viewpoint.

How do notions of power contribute to this statement?

How much genuine participation occurs in decision making if this statement is upheld by leaders in an organization?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. Support your ideas with content from the textbook or other credible source. Use APA style citations to show paraphrased or quoted content that corresponds to an APA style reference.

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