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COM 240 Exam 3
Organizational Communication
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Communication
Undergraduate 2
05/02/2010

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Management support
Definition
Reaction to organizational change that is critical for effective change processes.
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Ownership tension
Definition
Reaction to organizational change successful implementation based on whether critical people in organization support and facilitate the change.
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Resistance
Definition
Reaction to organizational change due to lack of information, inadequate training, or fear.
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Uncertainty
Definition
Reaction to organizational change due to anxiety and/or negative information preferred over no information.
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Strong, visible and effective sponsorship of change
Definition
What is the number one contributor to success in the organizational change processes?
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The CEO or their immediate supervisor
Definition
Who do the employees prefer as message sources?
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Resistance
Definition
What is the top obstacle to successful organizational change?
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Spray and pray
Definition
Which managerial strategy for communicating about organizational change occurs when we shower people with information and let employees sort through it all?
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Tell and sell
Definition
Which managerial strategy for communicating about organizational change occurs when we select a limited set of ideas and try and sell the employees?
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Underscore and explain
Definition
Which managerial strategy for communicating about organizational change occurs when we dicuss the real reasons for change and you allow the employees a little bit of freedom to figure out the possibilities?
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Identify and reply
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Which managerial strategy for communicating about organizational change occurs when we listen to employees, identify their key concerns, and respond as they are brought up?
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Withhold and uphold
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Which managerial strategy for communicating about organizational change occurs when we don't share information at all?
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Withhold and uphold, and spray and pray
Definition
Which managerial strategies for communicating about organizational change are the least effective?
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Tell and sell, and identify and reply
Definition
Which managerial strategies for communicating about organizational change are moderately effective?
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Underscore and explain
Definition
Which managerial strategy for communicating about organizational change is the most effective?
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Stressors
Definition
Environmental factors that can create strain on individuals.
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Burnout
Definition
A "wearing out" from the pressures of work.
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Emotional exhaustion, lack of personal accomplishment, and depersonalization
Definition
What are the three dimensions of burnout?
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Emotional exhaustion
Definition
Which dimension of burnout are you experiencing when you feel fatugued, frustrated, etc.?
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Lack of personal accomplishment
Definition
Which dimension of burnout are you experiencing when you feel like you have failed at your job?
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Depersonalization
Definition
Which dimension of burnout are you experiencing when you see others negatively?
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Workload too much or too difficult, downsizing, role conflict, role ambiguity
Definition
What are the 4 stressors found within the workplace?
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Divorce, death, pregnancy, etc., and work/life balance
Definition
What are the stressors found outside the workplace?
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Type A
Definition
What are you referred to as when you pay super attention to detail and are more susceptible to burnout?
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Hardiness
Definition
What is it called when you are less susceptible to burnout?
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Communication overload
Definition
To much or too complex information.
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Communication underload
Definition
Not enough information - leads to boredom and repitition.
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Participatory decision making, social support, and descriptive messages
Definition
What three ways of dealing with burnout in the workplace were discussed in class?
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Sexual harrassment
Definition
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individuals employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.
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Participatory decision making
Definition
What way of dealing with burnout in the workplace reduces role conflict and ambiguity and makes the employees feel valued?
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Social support
Definition
What way of dealing with burnout in the workplace includes 3 primary types?
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Emotional support, informational support, and instrumental support
Definition
What are the three primary types of social support?
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Emotional support
Definition
What type of social support includes demonstrating caring, boosting self esteem, and listening?
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Informational support
Definition
What type of social support includes clarifying job description or providing suggestions to help?
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Instrumental support
Definition
What type of social support includes providing resources and labor?
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Descriptive messages
Definition
What way of dealing with burnout in the workplace includes opening your own perceptions by using "I" language, useing language that avoids blame, and basing your comments on facts, eventsm and behavior?
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Emotional cantagion
Definition
What is it called when you feel with another and is negative?
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Empathic concern
Definition
What is it called when you feel for another and is positive?
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Prejudice
Definition
Negative attitudes qualifies as what?
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Discrimination
Definition
Observable behaviors qualify as what?
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Stereotypes
Definition
What are often misleading and incorrect when applied to an individual?
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58%
Definition
What percent of voters were in favor of Proposal II?
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Equal oppurtunity
Definition
Term that describes policies that prohibit specific forms of discrimination.
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Affirmative Action
Definition
What exists as a strategy for equal oppurtunity?
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Affirmative Action
Definition
Designed to correct underutilization of qualified women and minorities. Not designed to prefer them to the exclusion of other groups.
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First-generation affirmative action, second-generation affirmative action, and multicultural organization
Definition
What are the phases of workplace development?
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First-generation affirmative action
Definition
Which phase of workplace development does diversity occur by force? Policies are put into place to increase diversity and meet certain standards. Organizations are mandated to increase diversity.
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Second-generation affirmative action
Definition
Which phase of workplace development is the organization supportive of women and minorities and is trying to figure out how to maintain it?
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Multicultural organization
Definition
Which phase of workplace development does the organizational actually want diversity and the policies that are in place? They begin to capitalize on diversity and is marked by a full structural integration of everyone.
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Assimilation, cultural seperatism and pluralism
Definition
What are the modes of adaptation and difference resolution?
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Assimilation
Definition
Occurs when the smaller group begins taking on the attitudes, beliefs and norms of the larger groups.
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Pluralism/accomodation
Definition
Occurs when groups adopt one another's attitudes, beliefs and norms to form their own groups.
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Cultural separatism/separation
Definition
Occurs when the groups just remain separate and is considered probably bad.
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Structural integration
Definition
Inclusion of minority-culture members across all levels and divisions.
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Cultural bias
Definition
Prejudice and discrimination
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Organizational identification
Definition
Feelings of belonging and committment.
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Inter-group conflict
Definition
Tension between cultural groups.
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Informational integration
Definition
Inclusion of minority-culture members in informal networks.
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