Organizational Communication Answers

All of the following are examples of organizations except ____________.a.your schoolb.your friendsc.your clubd.your work

An organization must have all of the following except _____________.a.structureb.a group of peoplec.many employeesd.compatible goals

_______________: a group of people working together to achieve specific goals.a.Grapevineb.Compatiblec.Laterald.Organization

Company A has beanbag chairs and large tables instead of traditional office furniture. Employees are encouraged to play games with each other and think outside of the box. Working together is highly valued. Company B employees wear suits and ties. There is a formal meeting every morning led by the President of the company. Employees are given tasks and expected to complete them on time. Employees work alone instead of on teams. The companies described above are very different when it comes to which characteristic of an organization? a. division of labor b. culture c. rules & regulations d. rewards & consequences Please select the best answer from the choices provided

News about the airport closing spread from the public safety manager to the deputy directors to members of airport security to aircraft rescue personnel to administrative assistants and then to the rest of the airport employees. This is an example of which kind of organizational message? a. formal upward b. formal lateral c. informal grapevine d. formal downward Please select the best answer from the choices provided

If a maintenance personnel employee made a request for a pay raise to his foreman, he would be making a _____________. a. informal grapevine message b. formal lateral message c. formal upward message d. formal downward message Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A Board approved Safety manual for Airport Security is an example of ___________. a. formal upward message b. formal downward message c. formal lateral message d. informal grapevine message Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Which of the following is an example of formal communication ? a. putting a sticky note on your boss's computer b. grapevine messages c. the employee handbook d. sending a text message to a co-worker Please select the best answer from the choices provided

The image above is an example of which characteristic of an organization? a. division of labor b. culture c. rules & regulations d. reward & consequences Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A memo from the deputy directors to the Airport Board is an example of which type of organizational message? a. upward b. downward c. lateral d. grapevine Please select the best answer from the choices provided