CH 16 Writing Assignment

 Activity Objectives

This activity is designed to support the following Learning Objectives:

1. Understand and describe the communication process.
2. Know the types of communications that occur in organizations.
3. Understand how power, status, purpose, and interpersonal skills affect communications in organizations.
4. Describe how corporate reputations are defined by how an organization communicates to all of its stakeholders.
5. Know why talking, listening, reading, and writing are vital to managing effectively.

 Instructions: Writing Assignment

COMPLETE PART I, PART II, PART III, AND PART IV BELOW...

PART I

Think about how gossip and rumors travel through a grapevine. Draw as many grapevines as you can think of that reflect the different ways rumors move through an organization. Can you think of information that a manager would want to disseminate through the grapevine? Is there information that is inappropriate to disseminate through informal channels? Provide examples.

PART II

Describe the difference between communication and effective communication. How can a sender verify that a communication was effective? How can a receiver verify that a communication was effective?

PART III

At what points in the communication process can problems occur? Give examples of how noise can interfere with the communication process. What can managers do to reduce problems and noise?

PART IV

In what ways does communication differ when it occurs in the digital format? What are the drawbacks of digital communication? What are some of the benefits of digital communication?

Instructions: Read the questions carefully and provide thorough, well thought out answers. Provide justification for ALL your answers, even if the questions do not ask “Why?”. If you make assumptions, state and explain the assumptions made. Use the textbook and/or any research tool to support EACH answer. Please disclose names, titles, links, etc. of sources used. Use full sentences and paragraphs.

Length: The combined answers should be a minimum of 450 words in length. Note that your name, date, class, headings, and works cited page do NOT count towards the minimum length requirement. You may exceed the minimum length requirement.

Formatting: Size 12, Courier New font; 1.5 space per line; Standard margins. At least two points will be deducted from your score if you fail to follow formatting guidelines.

 Grading 

This assignment is worth 20 points.

Please see the grading rubric.

Note, plagiarized assignments will receive a score of 0.

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