Question 1

How is good communication related to an organization's competitive advantage?

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An organization can gain a competitive advantage when managers strive to increase efficiency, quality, responsiveness to customers, and innovation.Good communication is essential for attaining each of these four goals and thus is a necessity for gaining a competitive advantage.
Managers can increase efficiency by updating the production process to take advantage of new and more efficient technologies and by training workers to operate the new technologies and to expand their skills.Good communication is necessary for managers to learn about new technologies, implement them in their organizations, and train workers in how to use them.Similarly, improving quality hinges on effective communication.Managers need to communicate to all members of an organization the meaning and importance of high quality and the routes to attaining it.Good communication can also help increase responsiveness to customers.When the organization members who are closest to customers, such as department store salespeople and bank tellers, are empowered to communicate customers' needs and desires to managers, managers can better respond to these needs.Innovation, which often takes place in cross-functional teams, also requires effective communication.

Question 2

Which of the following is true about face-to-face communication?

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A)  It is low in information richness.
B)  It enables managers to receive instant feedback.
C)  It increases ambiguity.
D)  It allows managers to cycle through the communication process only once to reach a common understanding.
E)  It cannot be used to communicate complex information.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

The idea that managers tend to communicate more with other managers who share similar beliefs and experiences is represented by which type of communication network?

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A)  chain network
B)  wheel network
C)  circle network
D)  groupware network
E)  all-channel networkF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

In the communication process, encoding is the process of

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A)  removing anything that hampers any stage of the communication process.
B)  translating a message into symbols.
C)  translating a coded message back to its original form.
D)  selecting an appropriate communication medium for the information that is to be communicated.
E)  deciding what message to send to the original sender.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

How can managers be effective as senders of messages?

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Question 6

A disadvantage of intranets is that they can only be used by people who have expertise in computer software.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is true about nonverbal communication?

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A)  It includes encoding messages into written words.
B)  Messages that cannot be sent through verbal channels can't be communicated nonverbally either.
C)  It can be controlled more easily than verbal communication.
D)  It reinforces verbal communication.
E)  It cannot be used in congruence with verbal communication.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 8

_____ is the process through which people select, organize, and interpret sensory input to give meaning and order to the world around them.

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A)  Communication
B)  Perception
C)  Collaboration
D)  Transmission
E)  FeedbackF) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 9

Which of the following is true about communication?

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A)  It takes place even if a common understanding is not reached.
B)  It does not involve individuals and groups; hence is not a human endeavor.
C)  It is a necessity for gaining a competitive advantage.
D)  It affects the responsiveness to customers negatively.
E)  It plays little or no role in improving the quality or efficiency.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Mario works for a company in Wisconsin and he will be meeting with managers from Japan next month to discuss a new business plan.Why is it beneficial for Mario to learn about cross-cultural differences in linguistic styles before he communicates with the managers from abroad?

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Question 11

Which of the following is true about communication among managers?

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A)  Perceptual biases make communication with their subordinates more effective.
B)  Managers have greater control over nonverbal communication than verbal communication.
C)  Communication with other managers can still take place, even in the absence of a common understanding.
D)  Managers spend most of their time communicating.
E)  Effective managers use only one communication medium.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following is true about a wheel network?

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A)  In a wheel network, members communicate with one another in a predetermined sequence.
B)  In a wheel network, all the members of a group need to communicate with one another to perform at a high level.
C)  In a wheel network, a group accomplishes its goals by directing communication to and from a central member.
D)  In a wheel network operating in command groups, the efficiency of communication is low.
E)  In a wheel network operating in command groups, performance is compromised.F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Define verbal and nonverbal communication.How does nonverbal communication reinforce verbal communication?

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The encoding of messages into words, written or spoken, is verbal communication.Nonverbal communication shares information by means of facial expressions (smiling, raising an eyebrow, frowning, dropping one's jaw), body language (posture, gestures, nods, and shrugs), and even style of dress (casual, formal, conservative, trendy).Nonverbal communication can be used to back up or reinforce verbal communication.Just as a warm and genuine smile can back up words of appreciation for a job well done, a concerned facial expression can back up words of sympathy for a personal problem.In such cases, the congruence between the verbal and the nonverbal communication helps to ensure that a common understanding is reached.

Question 14

William works with a group of pest control experts at Super PC.His supervisor manages the appointments with clients, and then assigns the scheduled appointments to the members in the group.All communication is directed to and from the supervisor.William works in a(n)  _____ network.

Accepted Answer

A)  circle
B)  all-channel
C)  chain
D)  wheel
E)  cubicF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 15

_____ is unofficial information that is of interest to the receivers within an organization but does not have an identifiable source.

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A)  Jargon
B)  Rumor
C)  Noise
D)  Information enrichment
E)  BiasF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

People have greater control over nonverbal communication than verbal communication.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 17

In which of the following communication networks do group members communicate with only those who are similar to them in experiences, beliefs, areas of expertise, background, office location, or even where they sit when the group meets?

Accepted Answer

A)  wheel network
B)  chain network
C)  all-channel network
D)  circle network
E)  vertical networkF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 18

The ways in which men communicate emphasize

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A)  similarities.
B)  status differences.
C)  comradeship.
D)  team spirit.
E)  companionship.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 19

In a circle network, every team member communicates with every other team member.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The feedback phase of a communication process is initiated by a receiver who then becomes the sender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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