Chapter 6 Flashcards

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Communication

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The transfer and understanding of a message sent between 2 or more people

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Sender

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Establishes a message, encodes the message, and chooses the channel to send it.

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Receiver

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Decodes the message and provides feedback to the sender.

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4
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Formal Channels

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  • Traditionally follow the authority chain within the organization
  • Transmit messages related to the professional activities of members
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5
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Informal Channels

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Personal or social messages which are spontaneous and emerge as a response to individual choices

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6
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Encoding

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Converting a message to symbolic form

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7
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Decoding

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Interpreting a sender’s message

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8
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Message

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What is communicated

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9
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Channel

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The medium through which a message travels

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10
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Noise

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Communication barriers that distort the clarity of the message

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11
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Feedback

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  • Checks how successful we have been in transferring our messages as originally intended
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12
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Communication Apprehension

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-Undue tension and anxiety about oral communication, written communication or both.

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13
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Channel Richness

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The amount of information that can be transmitted during a communication episode

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14
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What are the characteristics of rich channels?

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  • Handle multiple cues simultaneously
  • Facilitate rapid feedback
  • Be very personal
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15
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What are the barriers to effective communication

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Filtering, Selective Perception, Defensiveness, Emotions, Information Overload, Language, Silence, Nonverbal Communication, Proxemics

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16
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What are the cultural barriers to Communication?

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Semantics, Word Connotations, Tone Differences, Differences in Perceptions

17
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Conflict

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process that begins when one party perceives that another party has negatively affected, or is about to negatively affect, something that the first party cares about.

18
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Functional Conflict

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Constructive forms of conflict that improve group preformance

19
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Dysfunctional Conflict

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Destructive forms of conflict that hinder group performance

20
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What are the barriers to effective communication?

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Filtering, Selective Perception, Defensiveness, Emotions, Information Overload, Language, Silence, Nonverbal Communication, Proxemics

21
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What are the communication barriers between men and women?

A

Men talk to emphasize status while women talk to make connection.

22
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What are the 5 conflict management strategies and how do they work?

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Forcing - Satisfying one’s own interests
Compromising - Giving up something to reach an outcome (done by both parties)
Problem Solving - Clarifying differences to find mutually beneficial outcomes
Avoiding - Withdrawing from or ignoring conflict
Yielding - Placing others interests above your own

23
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Define Negotiation

A

Process in which 2 or more parties try to agree on the exchange rate for goods and services they are trading.

24
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Define Issues

A

Items that are specifically placed on the bargaining table for discussion.

25
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Positions

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Individuals stance on an issue

26
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Interests

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The underlying concerns that are effected by the negotiation resolution.

27
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Distributive Bargaining

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Operates under zero-sum(win loss) conditions

28
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Integrative Bargaining

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operates under the assumption that there exists one or more settlements that can lead to a win-win situation.

29
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Target Point

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Defines what an individual would like to receive out of bargaining

30
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Resistance Point

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Lowest outcome that is acceptable. Anything less would cause you to not negotiate with that person.

31
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Negotiator’s aspiration range

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the area between the resistance point and target point.

32
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Bargaining Zone

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overlap between the buyer’s and sellers aspiration ranges where each side’s aspiration can be met.