COM 325 Exam 1 with precise |! |! |! |! |! |!
detailed answers |!
CHARACTERISTICS OF |! |!
Organizations - Correct answer ✔5 critical features-
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-The existence of a social collectivity
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-Organizational and individual goals |! |! |!
-Coordinating activity |!
-Organizational structure |!
-Embedding of the organization within environments
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Communication - Correct answer ✔SMCR model, it's not just about sending
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simple messages to one or more receivers - also:
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-Intricate networks though which ICT link us to others
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-Creation of meaning systems
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-Framing information|!
-Coming to an understanding about competing issues
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four aspects of today's world that contribute to complexity- - Correct answer
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✔globalization, terrorism, climate change, and changing demographics
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,Globalization - Correct answer ✔the process of our world becoming ever
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more connected in economic, political, organizational, and personal terms as
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transportation and telecommunication systems improve |! |! |! |!
Terrorism - Correct answer ✔A set of strategies that involves the use of
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unpredictable violence against individuals and thus create ongoing fear and
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suspicion among large groups of people
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Climate Change - Correct answer ✔The upward shift in overall global
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temperature, rising sea levels, and extreme weather events
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Changing demographics - Correct answer ✔Statistical descriptions of
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characteristics of a population such as age, race, income, educational
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attainment, and the like |! |! |!
results of globalization: - Correct answer ✔Outsourcing
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Multinational corporations |!
International presence |!
challenges of globalization: - Correct answer ✔-economic
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-messages
-relationships
-systems of understanding
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, challenges of terrorism: - Correct answer ✔-How to develop communication
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systems to enhance border security
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-Improve tracking of possible terrorist activities
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-Develop the ability of first-response organizations to act quickly and
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appropriately in the case of terrorist threats or attacks |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
-The role of the individual citizen as he/she encounters this organized effort
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|! -Public relations and crisis communication
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|! -How organizations can manage daily operations
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-Enhancing understanding of high-level policy debates in which conflicts
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arise between the need for security and the preservation of civil liberties
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challenges of climate change: - Correct answer ✔-How organizations
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communicate messages about their efforts to reduce their contributions to
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global warming |!
-How organizations can enhance awareness of ways individuals can influence
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climate change
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-How organizations can balance profit and "corporate responsibility"
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-How government agencies can coordinate activities to cope with the human
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consequences of global warming |! |! |!
challenges of changing demographics: - Correct answer ✔-Generating
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multicultural/diverse communication that is respectful and meets the needs |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
of both the individual and the organization
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-Communicating with members of the "sandwich generation" and helping |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
them cope with stressors
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-Discovering communication patterns and needs of different age groups
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detailed answers |!
CHARACTERISTICS OF |! |!
Organizations - Correct answer ✔5 critical features-
|! |! |! |! |! |! |!
-The existence of a social collectivity
|! |! |! |! |!
-Organizational and individual goals |! |! |!
-Coordinating activity |!
-Organizational structure |!
-Embedding of the organization within environments
|! |! |! |! |!
Communication - Correct answer ✔SMCR model, it's not just about sending
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
simple messages to one or more receivers - also:
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
-Intricate networks though which ICT link us to others
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
-Creation of meaning systems
|! |! |!
-Framing information|!
-Coming to an understanding about competing issues
|! |! |! |! |! |!
four aspects of today's world that contribute to complexity- - Correct answer
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
✔globalization, terrorism, climate change, and changing demographics
|! |! |! |! |! |!
,Globalization - Correct answer ✔the process of our world becoming ever
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
more connected in economic, political, organizational, and personal terms as
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
transportation and telecommunication systems improve |! |! |! |!
Terrorism - Correct answer ✔A set of strategies that involves the use of
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
unpredictable violence against individuals and thus create ongoing fear and
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
suspicion among large groups of people
|! |! |! |! |!
Climate Change - Correct answer ✔The upward shift in overall global
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
temperature, rising sea levels, and extreme weather events
|! |! |! |! |! |! |!
Changing demographics - Correct answer ✔Statistical descriptions of
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
characteristics of a population such as age, race, income, educational
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
attainment, and the like |! |! |!
results of globalization: - Correct answer ✔Outsourcing
|! |! |! |! |! |!
Multinational corporations |!
International presence |!
challenges of globalization: - Correct answer ✔-economic
|! |! |! |! |! |!
-messages
-relationships
-systems of understanding
|! |!
, challenges of terrorism: - Correct answer ✔-How to develop communication
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
systems to enhance border security
|! |! |! |!
-Improve tracking of possible terrorist activities
|! |! |! |! |!
-Develop the ability of first-response organizations to act quickly and
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
appropriately in the case of terrorist threats or attacks |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
-The role of the individual citizen as he/she encounters this organized effort
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
|! -Public relations and crisis communication
|! |! |! |!
|! -How organizations can manage daily operations
|! |! |! |! |!
-Enhancing understanding of high-level policy debates in which conflicts
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
arise between the need for security and the preservation of civil liberties
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
challenges of climate change: - Correct answer ✔-How organizations
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
communicate messages about their efforts to reduce their contributions to
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
global warming |!
-How organizations can enhance awareness of ways individuals can influence
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
climate change
|! |!
-How organizations can balance profit and "corporate responsibility"
|! |! |! |! |! |! |!
-How government agencies can coordinate activities to cope with the human
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
consequences of global warming |! |! |!
challenges of changing demographics: - Correct answer ✔-Generating
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
multicultural/diverse communication that is respectful and meets the needs |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
of both the individual and the organization
|! |! |! |! |! |!
-Communicating with members of the "sandwich generation" and helping |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
them cope with stressors
|! |! |!
-Discovering communication patterns and needs of different age groups
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
