Discussing the Concept of Organizational Behavior
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Question 1
1) Describe the extent to which communication omission, distortion, and overload take place in your organization. Why does this happen?
Question 2
2) "It is said that the conceptual process of communication becomes a key element in our understanding of communications in organizations, Ropes, pg 140.
"Here are four conclusions from research regarding the perceiver":
1. Knowing oneself makes it easier to see others accurately.
2. One's own characteristics affect the characteristics that one is like to see in others.
3. The person who is self-accepting is more likely to be able to see favorable aspects of other people.
4. Accuracy in perceiving others is not a single skill.
What does each one of these statements mean to you as it relates to your ability to communicate effectively?
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In about 600 words, including two references, this solution discusses the extent of communication omission, distortion and overload in an organization. An explanation of the communication process is also included.
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1) Describe the extent to which communication omission, distortion, and overload take place in your organization. Why does this happen?
Communication omission happens when the management removes a part of the details when relaying information to the employees. Sometimes they do it intentionally with the hope of covering up details which they think the recipients should not know. Oftentimes the recipients think that they are being deceived or being lied upon especially when they know that the omitted information is important. When messages are not very clear and specific, the different departments of the organization have different interpretations which cause confusions in the way they understand the implications of the information. There is an overload of information when management relays much information that the recipients can hardly digest leading to omission of the important ones and distortion of the retained information. All of these barriers lead to communication problems because the senders have not properly ...
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