COM4807 ORGANISATIONAL
COMMUNICATION THEORY ASSIGNMENT 02
2026 ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED COMPLETE STUDY
PACKAGE
◉ Culture as a Root Metaphor.
Answer: An organization is a culture—a manifestation of human
consciousness and shared meanings.
◉ Edgar Schein.
Answer: Core Theories.
◉ The Three Levels of Organizational Culture.
Answer: Schein uses an 'Iceberg' metaphor to describe culture:
Artifacts, Espoused Values, Basic Underlying Assumptions.
◉ The Role of Leadership in Culture.
Answer: Leadership and culture are two sides of the same coin;
leaders create culture through their actions.
, ◉ Career Anchors.
Answer: The one element of a person's self-concept that they will
not give up if a choice must be made.
◉ Boundary spanners.
Answer: People who connect one network to another within the
company or even across organizations.
◉ Peter Senge.
Answer: The Five Disciplines.
◉ Systems Thinking.
Answer: The cornerstone that integrates the others; involves seeing
the organization as a whole.
◉ Personal Mastery.
Answer: A commitment to lifelong learning and personal growth.
◉ Mental Models.
Answer: The deeply ingrained assumptions or 'pictures' that
influence how we understand the world and take action.
◉ Building Shared Vision.
COMMUNICATION THEORY ASSIGNMENT 02
2026 ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED COMPLETE STUDY
PACKAGE
◉ Culture as a Root Metaphor.
Answer: An organization is a culture—a manifestation of human
consciousness and shared meanings.
◉ Edgar Schein.
Answer: Core Theories.
◉ The Three Levels of Organizational Culture.
Answer: Schein uses an 'Iceberg' metaphor to describe culture:
Artifacts, Espoused Values, Basic Underlying Assumptions.
◉ The Role of Leadership in Culture.
Answer: Leadership and culture are two sides of the same coin;
leaders create culture through their actions.
, ◉ Career Anchors.
Answer: The one element of a person's self-concept that they will
not give up if a choice must be made.
◉ Boundary spanners.
Answer: People who connect one network to another within the
company or even across organizations.
◉ Peter Senge.
Answer: The Five Disciplines.
◉ Systems Thinking.
Answer: The cornerstone that integrates the others; involves seeing
the organization as a whole.
◉ Personal Mastery.
Answer: A commitment to lifelong learning and personal growth.
◉ Mental Models.
Answer: The deeply ingrained assumptions or 'pictures' that
influence how we understand the world and take action.
◉ Building Shared Vision.
