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Midterm 2
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56
Communication
Undergraduate 2
01/29/2014

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culture
Definition
  • how an organization works
  • ways of talking
  • ways of doing
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Importance of culture
Definition
  • stems from cultivation
  • shows how and why an organization takes shape
  • what does the organization reflect
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prescriptive approach
Definition
  • culture is something an organization should or ought to have
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descriptive approach
Definition
  • culture as something an organization is
  • more interpretive
  • how culture is developed and maintained
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Deal and Kennedy
Definition
  • strong culture = success
  • 4 components:
  1. clearly expressed values
  2. heroes
  3. rites and rituals
  4. cultural network
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Peters and Waterman
Definition
  • comes from studying organizations
  • quick reactions
  • productivity through people
  • simple form, lean staff
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shortcomings of prescriptive views
Definition
  • not just one formula for success
  • objectifies culture
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4 tenants of descriptive approach
Definition
  1. cultures are complicated
  2. cultures are emergent
  3. cultures are not unitary
  4. culture is often ambiguous
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Schein's Model
Definition
  • group phenomenon
  • pattern of basic assumptions
  • socialzing aspect is important
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level one: artifacts
Definition
  • physical and social environment
  • overt behavior
  • easy to see and classify
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level two: espoused values
Definition
  • preferences/views on how things should be done
  • vary amongst members
  • may or may not match artifacts
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level three: basic assumptions
Definition
  • assumptions about the nature of:
  • motivation
  • relationships
  • goals
  • identity
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assimilation
Definition
process by which people join in or become integrated into organizations
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socialization
Definition
  • organization influences person
  • rules and traditions
  • typically a gradual process
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individualization
Definition
  • person changes organization
  • new rules or traditions
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turning points
Definition
  • turning points associated with change in identification
  • some increased identification (feeling of belonging)
  • decreased identificaiton
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Bullis and Bach
Definition
  • interviewed new college grad students
  • coded "turning points" that were associated with identification with University
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anticipatory socialization
Definition
  • occurs prior to entering organization
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vocational anticipatory socialization
Definition
  • learning about work in general
  • learning about a particular occupation
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organizational anticipatory socialization
Definition
  • learning about particular organization
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successful adaptation
Definition
  • perceptions matter
  • not size of support network
  • rather perception of size of support network
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overall goal of anticipatory socialization
Definition
improve adjustment
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encounter phase
Definition
  • point of introduction
  • formal introduciton (orientation)
  • informal introduciton (culture)
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interpretation of organization
Definition
  • schema
  • drawing on experience

 

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mentorship
Definition
  • formal pairing of new member with old member to ease transition
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Schrodt, Cawyer, & Sanders
Definition
  • studied 214 academics, half with mentors half without
  • having a member predicted satisfaction with all three socialization factors (ownership-loyalty, information, connectedness-relationships)
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Metamorphosis
Definition
  • from outsider to insider
  • but relationshpi between organization and individual can change
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Structured interview
Definition
  • series of predetermined questions
  • consistently applied across all applicants
  • same rating scale used
  • are superior
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unstructured interview
Definition
  • free flowing
  • no predetermined questions
  • not rating scales used
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superiority of structured interviews
Definition
  • better predictors of job performance
  • question quality
  • reliability of ratings
  • information seeking
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information from social media
Definition
  • indirect transmission
  • becoming more common
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why use social media
Definition
  • ease of availability
  • check the veracity of resume content
  • check inferences about personality
  • see if they're a good or bad fit
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risks of social media: standardization
Definition
  • not everyone uses social media
  • privacy settings may vary
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risks: fundamental attribution error
Definition
  • ignore situation or context
  • attribute action to character
  • American Disabilites Act--alcoholism is included as something that can't be discriminated against
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risk: little validity assessments
Definition
  • similar to problems with unstructured interviews
  • however, some evidence for personality assessment
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risks: legality
Definition
  • can't discriminate based on various factors
  • can't ask questions about social media in interviews
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avoidance
Definition
  • ignoring the conflict
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skirting
Definition
  • changing the topic or joking
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sniping
Definition
  • hit and run
  • say something nasty and end encounter
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risks of avoidance
Definition
  • cumulative annoyance
  • pseudo conflict (believes conflict exists, but doesn't)
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accommodation
Definition
deferment of goals
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competition
Definition
  • pursuit of own goals
  • no consideration of others
  • motivated by negative thoughts
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risks of competition
Definition
  • defensive communication
  • escalation of problem
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reactivity
Definition
  • least helpful
  • emotional explosion
  • non-strategic
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collaboration
Definition
  • mutual problem solving
  • often yields compromise
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how to collaborate
Definition
  • attack problem, not people
  • focus on common interests and long-term goals
  • generate multiple options
  • critically evaluate fairness of solution
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3rd parties
Definition
  • impacts conflict dynamic
  • spark reactions
  • trigger sequences
  • influence power dynamics
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power of the intervener
Definition
  • can be formal or informal
  • controls process
  • controls content
  • motivational control (induces parties to act)
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integrate
Definition
  • mutually beneficial solution sought
  • high concern for parties' aspiration
  • intervener has high perception of common ground
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compensate
Definition
  • reward or incentive
  • high concern for parties, low perception of common ground
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inactivity
Definition
  • hand-off
  • low concern for parties', high perception of common ground
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press
Definition
  • low concern for parties' aspirations, low perception of common ground
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help avoid emotional contagion
Definition
  • destructive cycle
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help identify emotional states
Definition
  • consider their emotions
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look out for "emotional flooding"
Definition
  • create mutual respect for feelings and emotions
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Identify "Serial arguments"
Definition
  • make them apparent
  • avoid reoccurrence
  • avoid demand/withdraw pattern
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