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TEST 3 OB
chapters 11-14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Communication | The transference and understanding of meaning |
| The communication process | The steps between a source and a receiver that result in the transference and understanding of meaning |
| The Sender | initiates message |
| Encoding | translating thought to message |
| The Message | what is communicated |
| The Channel | the medium the message travels through |
| Decoding | the receiver’s action in making sense of the message |
| The Receiver | person who gets the message |
| Noise | things that interfere with the message |
| Feedback | a return message regarding the initial communication |
| Channel | The medium selected by the sender through which the message travels to the receiver |
| Electronic Communications | Forms of “real time” communication of short messages that often use portable communication devices |
| Leadership | The ability to influence a group toward the achievement of goals |
| Management | Use of authority inherent in designated formal rank to obtain compliance from organizational members |
| Trait theory | Theories that consider personality, social, physical, or intellectual traits to differentiate leaders from non |
| Power | The capacity that A has to influence the behavior of B so that B acts in accordance with A’s wishes |
| Formal Power | Established by an individual's position in an org |
| Coercive Power | A power base dependent on fear of negative results |
| Reward Power | Compliance achieved based on the ability to distribute rewards that others view as valuable |
| Legitimate Power | The formal authority to control and use resources based on a person’s position in the formal hierarchy |
| Expert Power | Influence based on special skills or knowledge |
| Referent Power | Influence based on possession by an individual of desirable resources or personal traits |
| Power tactics | Ways in which people translate power bases into specific actions |
| Impression Management | The process by which individuals attempt to control the impression others form of them |
| Conflict | A process that begins when one party perceives that another has negatively affected |
| Traditionalist view | The belief that all conflict is harmful and must be avoided |
| Interactionist view | The belief that conflict is not only a positive force in a group but it is absolutely necessary to preform well |
| Perceived conflict | The existence of conditions that create opportunities for conflict to arise |
| Felt conflict | Emotional involvement in a conflict creating anxiety, tenseness, frustration, or hostility |
| Negotiation | A process in which two or more parties exchange goods or services and attempt to agree on the exchange rate for them |
| Distributive Bargaining | Negotiation that seeks to divide up a fixed amount of resources; a win |
| Integrative bargaining | Negotiation that seeks one or more settlements that can create a win |
| Mediator | A neutral third party who facilitates a negotiated solution by using reasoning, persuasion, and suggestions for alternatives |
| Arbitrator | A third party to a negotiation who has the authority to dictate an agreement |
| Conciliator | A trusted third party who provides an informal communication link between the negotiator and the opponent |
| Consultant | An impartial third party, skilled in conflict management, who attempts to facilitate creative problem solving through communication and analysis |