CMN 2148 Chap 2 Test
With Solution
Functional - ANSWER what approach asks how and why communication
works?
meaning-centered - ANSWER what approach asks what comm is?
Communication inputs - ANSWER any information that can potentially
influence the decision making of the supra system (functional tradition)
Communication throughput - ANSWER Transforming and changing of input
information for internal organizational use (functional tradition)
Communication output - ANSWER messages to the external environment
from within the organization (functional tradition)
open - ANSWER ___ systems continually take in new information, are flexible
closed - ANSWER ___ systems have a lack of input com, difficult to stay
, current
message - ANSWER what function concerns what com does, or how it
contributes to the overall functioning of the organization
organizing - ANSWER what function establishes the rules and regulations of
a particular environment
relationship - ANSWER what function helps individuals define their roles, and
assess the compatibility of goals
change - ANSWER what function adapts what an organization does and how
message structure - ANSWER Movement of organizing, relationship, and
change messages throughout the organization and between the organization
and its external environment
communication networks - ANSWER formal and informal patterns of
communication that link organizational members together
message direction - ANSWER what can be downward, upward, or horizontal
With Solution
Functional - ANSWER what approach asks how and why communication
works?
meaning-centered - ANSWER what approach asks what comm is?
Communication inputs - ANSWER any information that can potentially
influence the decision making of the supra system (functional tradition)
Communication throughput - ANSWER Transforming and changing of input
information for internal organizational use (functional tradition)
Communication output - ANSWER messages to the external environment
from within the organization (functional tradition)
open - ANSWER ___ systems continually take in new information, are flexible
closed - ANSWER ___ systems have a lack of input com, difficult to stay
, current
message - ANSWER what function concerns what com does, or how it
contributes to the overall functioning of the organization
organizing - ANSWER what function establishes the rules and regulations of
a particular environment
relationship - ANSWER what function helps individuals define their roles, and
assess the compatibility of goals
change - ANSWER what function adapts what an organization does and how
message structure - ANSWER Movement of organizing, relationship, and
change messages throughout the organization and between the organization
and its external environment
communication networks - ANSWER formal and informal patterns of
communication that link organizational members together
message direction - ANSWER what can be downward, upward, or horizontal
