Week 8 Homework Communications
Which of the following best exemplifies horizontal communication in a formal network?
"Let's discuss how we would like to tackle this problem."
Avoidance
A reaction to conflict that involves ignoring the problem by doing nothing at all, or deemphasizing the disagreement.
How can you display immediacy?
Call people by their first names
Organizations with a pattern-maintenance orientation help mediate and resolve discord among members of society.
FALSE
Your use of grammar influences how others perceive you in job interview contexts.
FALSE
Communicating with coworkers via Facebook or private e-mail accounts is an example of formal communication.
False
Which statement best reflects formal communication?
Formal communication includes upward and downward communication.
Which tip should you follow when constructing your résumé?
Limit the document to one page.
When conducting a self-inventory, you should assess your interests and hobbies.
TRUE
Your use of grammar influences how others perceive you in job interview contexts.
TRUE
Winston is an employee at a restaurant. When he needs a day off, he talks to his boss to request the day off. What type of communication occurs as Winston talks to his boss?
Upward
A cover letter is designed to achieve
attention, interest, desire, and action.
Questions about skills, training, education, and personality are known as
bona fide occupational qualification questions
downward communication
communication that flows downward from a manager to employees
upward communication
communication that flows upward from employees to managers
What type of orientation does an organization that manufactures products and offers services for consumers have?
economic
Morgan and Molly are both baristas at the coffee shop. What type of communication occurs when the two women talk to each other?
horizontal
Grapevine communication is a type of _____ communication.
informal
horizontal communication
information shared among people on the same hierarchical level
The most meaningful way to demonstrate interest in a job interview is by
maintaining eye contact
When answering questions during a job interview, you should
not allow yourself to be too influenced by cues you may receive from the interviewer.
What type of orientation does an organization have if it promotes cultural and educational regularity and development within a society?
pattern maintenance
Organizations that generate and distribute power and control within society have a(n)
political orientation
Which of the following can help you understand an organization when gathering information?
the organization's website
When dressing for a job interview, you should
wear dark or neutral colors.