COM 451 CHAPTER 9 WORKPLACE
COMMUNICATION QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
social collectives, or groups of people, in which activities are coordinated to
achieve both individual and collective goals - CORRECT ANSWER organizations
the ways in which groups of people both maintain structure and order through
their symbolic interactions and allow individual actors the freedom to accomplish
their goals - CORRECT ANSWER organizational communication
organizations that manufacture products and/or offer services for consumers -
CORRECT ANSWER economic orientation
organizations that generate and distribute power and control within society -
CORRECT ANSWER political orientation
organizations that help mediate and resolve discord among its members -
CORRECT ANSWER integration orientation
organizations that promote cultural and educational regularity and development
within society - CORRECT ANSWER pattern-maintenance orientation
patterns of relationships through which information flows in an organization -
CORRECT ANSWER communication networks
, messages that follow prescribed channels of communication throughout the
organization - CORRECT ANSWER formal communication
messages flowing from superiors to subordinates - CORRECT ANSWER downward
communication
messages flowing from subordinates to superiors - CORRECT ANSWER upward
communication
messages between members of an organization with equal power - CORRECT
ANSWER horizontal communication
any interaction that does not generally follow the formal structure of the
organization but emerges out of natural social interaction among organization
members - CORRECT ANSWER informal communication
groups of similar businesses or clubs that have common interests and become
networked together to provide mutual support and resources - CORRECT ANSWER
organizational communities
a web of contacts and relationships to help you gain job leads and make referrals -
CORRECT ANSWER personal network
a short letter introducing you and your resume to an interviewer - CORRECT
ANSWER cover letter
COMMUNICATION QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
social collectives, or groups of people, in which activities are coordinated to
achieve both individual and collective goals - CORRECT ANSWER organizations
the ways in which groups of people both maintain structure and order through
their symbolic interactions and allow individual actors the freedom to accomplish
their goals - CORRECT ANSWER organizational communication
organizations that manufacture products and/or offer services for consumers -
CORRECT ANSWER economic orientation
organizations that generate and distribute power and control within society -
CORRECT ANSWER political orientation
organizations that help mediate and resolve discord among its members -
CORRECT ANSWER integration orientation
organizations that promote cultural and educational regularity and development
within society - CORRECT ANSWER pattern-maintenance orientation
patterns of relationships through which information flows in an organization -
CORRECT ANSWER communication networks
, messages that follow prescribed channels of communication throughout the
organization - CORRECT ANSWER formal communication
messages flowing from superiors to subordinates - CORRECT ANSWER downward
communication
messages flowing from subordinates to superiors - CORRECT ANSWER upward
communication
messages between members of an organization with equal power - CORRECT
ANSWER horizontal communication
any interaction that does not generally follow the formal structure of the
organization but emerges out of natural social interaction among organization
members - CORRECT ANSWER informal communication
groups of similar businesses or clubs that have common interests and become
networked together to provide mutual support and resources - CORRECT ANSWER
organizational communities
a web of contacts and relationships to help you gain job leads and make referrals -
CORRECT ANSWER personal network
a short letter introducing you and your resume to an interviewer - CORRECT
ANSWER cover letter
