Week 6 Flashcards

1
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communication

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  • the transfer and understanding of a message between two or more people
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2
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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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3
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reciever

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  • decodes the message and provides feedback to the sender
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4
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encoding

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  • converting a message to symbolic form
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5
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decoding

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  • interpreting a sender’s message
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6
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message

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  • what is communicated
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7
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channel

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  • the medium through which a message travels
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8
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richness

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  • more cues, more personal, quicker feedback
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9
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coaching

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  • setting standards, giving advice, direction, or information to improve performance
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10
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when to don the coaching cap

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  • lack of ability
  • insufficient information and understanding
  • incompetence
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11
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counselling

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  • helping someone understand and resolve a problem him/herself by displaying understanding
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12
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when to counsel

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  • personality clashes
  • defensiveness
  • other factors tied to emotions
  • can help someone recognize that a problem exists
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13
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defensiveness

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  • one individual feels threatened or attacked as a result of the communication
  • self-protection becomes paramount
  • energy is spent on constructing a defense rather than on listening
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14
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disconfirmation

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  • individual feels incompetent, unworthy, or insignificant as a result of the communication
  • attempts to re-establish self-worth takes precedence
  • energy is spent to portray self importance rather than on listening
  • showing off, self centered behaviour
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15
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barriers to communication

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  • filtering
  • selecting perception
  • emotions
  • information overload
  • language
  • silence
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16
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filtering

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  • the sender manipulates information sot hat it will be seen more favourably by the reciever
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17
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selective perception

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  • the receivers selectively see and hear based on their needs, motivation, experience, background, and other personal characteristics
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18
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emotions

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  • individuals may interpret the same message differently when they are angry/distraught then when they are happy
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19
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information overload

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  • occurs when the information we need to work with exceeds our processing capacity
20
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language

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  • words mean different things to different people
21
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silence

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  • not necessarily inaction –> can convey:
  • -> thinking or contemplating a response to a question
  • -> agreement, dissent, frustration, or anger
22
Q

high context cultures

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  • cultures that rely heavily on non-verbal and subtle situational cues in communication
23
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low context cultures

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  • cultures that rely heavily on words to convey meaning in communication
24
Q

negotiation

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  • decision-making situations in which two or more interdependent parties attempt to reach agreement
25
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distributive negotation

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  • goals of one party are in fundamental, direct conflict to another party
  • one person’s gain is the other’s loss
26
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target

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  • your goal in the negotation
27
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resistance/reservation point

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  • the point at which you are indifferent to whether you achieved a negotiated agreement or walk away
28
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BATNA

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  • Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement
29
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Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement

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  • alternatives give the negotiator power to walk away form the negotiation
  • if alternatives are attractive, negotiators can set the goals higher, or make fewer concessions
  • if there are no attractive alternatives, negotiators have much less bargaining power
  • BATNA helps you set the correct resistance point
30
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the opening offer

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  • people believe it is best to sit back and wait for the first offer
  • research suggests it is best to make the first offer
31
Q

integrative negotiations

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  • also known as non-zero-sum or win-win
  • finding ways to increase the amount of pie on the table
  • finding solutions that are of value to both parties
32
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logrolling

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  • often value is created when we trade an issue of less importance for an issue of more importance
  • we often feel the need to “defeat” our counterpart - this destroy’s value
33
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integrative negotiating potential

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  • the negotiating includes more than one issue
  • it is possible to add more issues to the mix
  • the negotiation is likely to recur over time
  • the parties have varying preferences across the issues
34
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four hallmarks

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  • value is created
  • value is claimed
  • other party feels good
  • protect or enhance the negotiation relationship
35
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conflict

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  • a 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
36
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functional conflict

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  • supports the goals of the group and improves its performance
37
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dysfunctional conflict

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  • hinders group performance
38
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cognitive conflict

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  • conflict related to differences in perspectives and judgements
39
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affective conflict

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  • emotional conflict aimed at a person rather than an issue
40
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cooperativeness (relationship)

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  • the degree to which one party attempts to satisfy the other party’s concerns
41
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assertiveness (task)

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  • the degree to which one party attempts to satisfy his or her own concerns
42
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forcing

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  • satisfy personal needs at the expense of the other person

- outcome: nothing (or things get worse)

43
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avoiding

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  • neglect interests of both parties by sidestepping or postponing
  • outcome: other person takes advantage of you; decreased power and credibility
44
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compromise

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  • seek partial satisfaction for both parties

- outcome: gamesmanship (sometimes) and suboptimal resolutions

45
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collaborating/problem solving

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  • seek to address concerns of both parties

- outcome: when collaborating is possible, problem likely to be resolved

46
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conflict resolution: strategy

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  • of all the approaches, collaboration(integrative negotiation) creates more value, but also takes more time.